Veteran journalist Bill Maxwell tackles important issues faced by Florida and broader American society, offering opinions on a wide variety of questions with a focus on race, agricultural labor, education, and the environment.

Bill Maxwell wrote a syndicated column for the Tampa Bay Times (formerly St. Petersburg Times) from 1994 to 2019. His columns appeared in 200 newspapers worldwide and received many writing awards, including the Florida Press Club's award for general excellence in commentary and the Community Champion Award from the American Trial Lawyers Association. Maxwell taught journalism and English for eighteen years at colleges in Illinois, Texas, Alabama, and Florida. He is the author of Maximum Insight: Selected Columns.