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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the Problem of Torture Aug. 08, 2024
In the months following the attacks of 9/11, the government laid the blame for orchestrating them on... Read More
A Column of the 'Not So Urgent' Sort: Shifts in Political Economy Terminology, Part I Dec. 31, 2022
I am often asked how I come up with topics for my columns, one every week. It wasn't easy at first, ... Read More
This Is What Passes for Elections in Cuba Dec. 03, 2022
On Sunday Nov. 27, 5.7 million Cuban citizens exercised their constitutional right to vote, but a su... Read More
60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis Finds Communist Island in Deepest Crisis Ever, Part IV Nov. 12, 2022
'QU'ILS MANGENT DE LA BRIOCHE' There is no evidence that French Queen Marie Antoinette ever said, "L... Read More
60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis Finds Communist Island in Deepest Crisis Ever, Part III Oct. 29, 2022
I sit down to begin part III of this column on Oct. 26, 60 years to the day when Fidel Castro wrote ... Read More
60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis Finds Communist Island in Deepest Crisis Ever, Part II Oct. 15, 2022
During and in the aftermath of the historic mass protests of July 11-14, 2021, the Cuban regime unle... Read More
60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis Finds Communist Island in Deepest Crisis Ever, Part I Oct. 08, 2022
Sixty years ago, on Oct. 22, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation on TV with dire warnings... Read More
Would You Like to Have Coffee with this Author? Part III May. 21, 2022
I invite my history students to have coffee with several other Caribbean authors — metaphorica... Read More
Let Them In Mar. 30, 2022
Millions flee Ukraine. Where will they go? Some want to come to America. But doing that legally is h... Read More
Foreign Policy Review: Biden's Disastrous First Year at the Helm Jan. 25, 2022
Joe Biden is a president in denial. As Americans suffer with record-breaking inflation, skyrocketing... Read More
Is Communist China Colonizing Cuba? Jan. 11, 2022
Is history repeating itself in Cuba? Is Communist China using its Belt and Road Initiative to turn C... Read More
The Ajiaco, the Cuban Sandwich and other Cuban/Caribbean Foods for Thought, Part 5 Nov. 20, 2021
There is one essential item in all sandwiches: the bread. From peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to... Read More
The Ajiaco, the Cuban Sandwich, Masa Carnica and other Cuban/Caribbean Foods for Thought, Part 4 Nov. 13, 2021
As we saw in previous segments of this multipart column, early in the colonial era, plantains displa... Read More
The Ajiaco, the Cuban Sandwich, Masa Carnica and other Cuban/Caribbean Foods for Thought, Part 3 Nov. 06, 2021
"BLACK FOODS" Throughout the history of African slavery, masters and overseers largely determined th... Read More
The Ajiaco, the Cuban Sandwich, Masa Carnica and Other Cuban Foods for Thought, Part Two Oct. 30, 2021
In last week's column we left the Cuban ajiaco simmering inside a Neolithic earthenware bowl. SPAIN... Read More
The Ajiaco, the Cuban Sandwich and other Cuban Foods for Thought Oct. 23, 2021
Foods prepared and consumed by particular communities or nations are excellent windows to the histor... Read More
Cuban Uprising -- Can Biden Do What's Right? Aug. 03, 2021
President Joe Biden's first six months in office have been devoted to destroying every successful po... Read More
The Shattered Mirror: Democracy and Anti-Democracy on Both Sides of the Florida Straits, 2021 (Part III) Jul. 31, 2021
Recent developments on both sides of the Florida Straits stand as pieces of the shattered mirror thr... Read More
The Shattered Mirror: Democracy and Despotism on Both Sides of the Florida Straits, 2021 (Part II) Jul. 24, 2021
Historically, the United States and Cuba have shared, as former President William McKinley once said... Read More
