Sean McMeekin: Don't Whitewash the History of Communism
Historian Sean McMeekin dissects how communism has enduring and resurgent appeal in the West despite its history of violence and economic disaster.
Historian Sean McMeekin dissects how communism has enduring and resurgent appeal in the West despite its history of violence and economic disaster.
It's a classic case of jawboning.
"If there is freedom, private property, rule of law, then Latin Americans thrive," says the social media star.
The island’s communist government announced it would allow foreign investors to enter its nationalized retail industry as it faces shortages, blackouts, and new protests.
One year after major pro-democracy protests swept the communist island, dissidents and leaders in the Cuban-American community remain hopeful that change is coming.
How did something so at odds with reality persist for so long? And why is it finally crumbling?
Martha Bueno's organization, People 4 Cuba, smuggles food and medicine directly into the hands of suffering Cubans to help undermine an oppressive dictatorship.
The Atlas Network's Antonella Marty on the bad ideas that have undermined wealth and stability in the region
Biden should denounce Cuba’s communist tyranny while pushing for more free trade with Cubans.
The members of Zeus fought for the freedom to be frikis. Then they joined the Castro government's official Agency of Rock.
Busy exploiting its Venezuelan colony, the communist regime failed to see the discontent brewing at home.
"When I started my blog," says journalist Yoani Sánchez, "it was like an exorcism of something that was inside of me."
The Midwestern moderate isn't alone is fretting about the radicalism of the current Democratic front-runner.
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Jon Alpert spent decades asking incredibly dumb questions of Fidel Castro.
Documentary navigates complex custody fight between Cuba, United States, and Cuban-Americans.
Even with free health care and education, some Cubans are still willing to risk their life for free expression.
Turns out you shouldn't trust dictatorships to provide reliable data on health care and education.
Says he should choose to focus on being a football player or a "revolutionary."
Cuba has a two-tier healthcare system like all communist countries, lags in other indicators, and lacks basic human rights.
There was a time when many Americans perceived Cuba's late leader as a hero.
Bad things happen when you wave off cases of individual repression, either home or abroad.
Following Fidel Castro's death, Republicans want to revert to a policy that failed for half a century.
Twitter users responded to the Canadian PM's idiotic paean to Castro early and often, showcasing free speech as one of its enemies died.
The father-to-be was one of three killed in a late-night boating accident.
REASON's editor takes a first-hand look at Castro's workers' paradise.
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