When Fidel Castro Went on The Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show
There was a time when many Americans perceived Cuba's late leader as a hero.
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4 Categories of Castro Apologetics, and the Anti-Individualism That Knits Them Together
Bad things happen when you wave off cases of individual repression, either home or abroad.
Donald Trump Seems Likely to Throw Cold Water on the Thaw in U.S.-Cuba Relations
Following Fidel Castro's death, Republicans want to revert to a policy that failed for half a century.
5 Terrible Responses to Fidel Castro's Death From World Leaders
Politicians and tyrants alike heap praise on the despot who ruled over an island prison nation.
Miami Marlins Pitcher Jose Fernandez, Survivor of Cuba's Castro Regime, Dies at 24
The father-to-be was one of three killed in a late-night boating accident.
Kim Kardashian Loves Cuba! "Like We Stepped Back into a Different Time Period"
Reality TV star apparently unfazed by mass misery and decaying infrastructure.
Cuba's Literacy Rate, Life Expectancy Nothing to Lionize
Dictatorships may value literacy as much as democracies, but they value life a lot less.
Cuban Internet Censorship is a Good Thing, According to The Nation
Venerable progressive mag argues in favor of a repressive regime controlling access to information, because it beats "corporate control."
How Rock Music (Mostly) Defeated Castro's Censorship
The Rolling Stones prepare their historic concert in a country that once banned the Beatles and still harasses artistic free expression
Obama in Cuba: "I Have Come to Bury the Last Remnant of the Cold War"
President tells Cuban people the US will not impose any system on them; calls on Castro to "not fear" democracy.
Trump's Death-Eaters, Cuba's Freedom Fighters, and DiCaprio's Idiocies
Watch Matt Welch on tonight's Kennedy, Fox Business Network at 8 p.m. and midnight ET
Raul Castro Denies Cuba Holds Political Prisoners at Press Conference with President Obama
Dictator makes incredible claim a day after scores of dissidents were arrested.
No, Ted Cruz, Obama's Cuba Trip Is Not 'Appeasement'
Demagogic Cuban-American demagogues in support of a failed policy
GOP Senator: Economic Liberty Will Free Cubans Faster Than Embargo (Duh)
"The economic agenda *is* the human rights agenda," says Arizona's Jeff Flake.
5 Great Quotes By GOP Sen. Jeff Flake on America's Failed Cuba Policy
"These aren't sanctions on *Cubans*," he says, "they are sanctions on *Americans.*"
Feds Say You Are Now Free to Smoke Cubans Outside the U.S.
The old rule notionally exposed Americans to criminal penalties for buying and consuming Cuban cigars while abroad.
Sen. Jeff Flake on Why GOP Cuba Policy Is Wrong
"I have no idea," Lech Walesa told the Arizona Republican, "why you guys have a museum of socialism 90 miles from your shore & you won't let anybody visit it."
Bernie Sanders Supported Press Crackdowns, Bread Lines, and Castro's Cult of Personality
The democratic socialist has a history of defending very undemocratic socialism.
Your Next Campaign 2016 Immigration Controversy: Cubans on Welfare
As two Cuban-Americans fight their way toward the presidency, are Cubans about to lose their special immigration status?
The U.S. Will Finally Lift the Ban on Direct Flights to Cuba
Another step in normalizing relations between the two countries.
"Cuba: the untaught lesson on the perils of socialism"
If millennials really do dig socialism, there's a museum of it just 90 miles south of Miami.
The One Thing Missing From Opening of US Embassy in Cuba? Dissidents
Obama may be mishandling parts of his new policy, but he's right to engage Cuba.
Sharks and Snarks: A Bland Cuban Documentary and Unfunny Noir Parody Inspire Shrugs
Don't expect a whole lot from Tiburones: Sharks of Cuba or The Spoils Before Dying.
President Obama: Why Should Washington Stand In the Way of the American People?
Arguably the best rhetorical question the president's ever asked.
Cuba Being Removed From State Sponsors of Terrorism List
The process to certify Cuba hasn't supported terrorism in the last six months has taken more than four already
Marco Rubio Is the Anti-Rand Paul on Foreign Policy
The two Tea Party senators-turned presidential aspirants present clashing visions of American power
A Truly Egalitarian Internet: In Cuba, the Web Is Terrible for Almost Everyone
Will the country's online connection ever escape the dial-up era?
New York Times Worried That Allowing Cubans to Have More Money Will Increase 'Income Inequality'
No, I'm not making that up
Marco Rubio Lumps Iran, North Korea, and the Taliban in with Cuba Because Why Not?
Axis of evil 2.0? Rubio illustrates the one-dimensional thinking of many interventionists, enemies everywhere and only America to do something about it
Fidel Castro Backs Normalizing U.S.-Cuba Relations, Also Signals He's Not Dead Yet
U.S.-Cuba relations still have a way to go to get to normal.
Lifting the Cuban Embargo: Feds Announce Laxer Rules for Travel, Trade with Cuba
Treasury Department and Commerce Department announce new rules requiring less permission for trade with and travel in Cuba
Agricultural Ties Bind U.S., Cuba
Obama has taken concrete steps to loosen restrictions on U.S.-Cuba trade. Agriculture has been-and will be-the key driver of change.
The State Department's Naughty List
The identification of terrorism sponsors is driven by politics rather than facts.
The Strange Source of Our Cuba Policy
What does the Electoral College have to do with our shunning of Cuba? Plenty.
What Obama's Cuba Deal Means for the Future of Cuban Cigars
Don't stop hoarding those Cuban cigars just yet.
