Interesting Stuff # 72

Springtime for Cuba?: Thinking about after Castro.

The current message to Cuban leaders is: No normal ties until the Castros are gone and there is democracy and free markets. Not easily done from one day to the next. Incentives should be more detailed and recognize baby steps: basic trade relations when ordinary Cubans may establish and run their own businesses, diplomatic ties when Cuba celebrates competitive elections and guarantees certain civil liberties, and no more travel restrictions when Cubans may travel freely and work where they wish. Such principles should be communicated to Cuba’s leaders, and frequently broadcast to its citizens over U.S.-sponsored Radio and TV Martí.

Cuba the Morning After

· Many assume incorrectly that after Castro, Cuba will inevitably become a free-market democracy. The island is mired in history and fantasy—in thrall to an economic and social system that cannot work. Fear of the future, declining demographics, a culture of dependency, and a tendency to opt out through emigration to the United States suggest a very different outcome for Cuba.
· A crippled, dysfunctional Cuba may end up creating more serious problems for the Caribbean region and the United States than the island did in its communist heyday.

The Fabulous Castro Boys: All about Raúl, ruthless and reformer?

Whether it comes sooner or later, Fidel Castro's death will be a moment of hope for the liberation of an island that was once a jewel of the Americas. If Raúl wants to go there, the U.S. ought to help show him the way.

How Unskilled Immigrants Hurt Our Economy

Immigration can only pay off again for America if we reshape our policy, organizing it around what’s good for the economy by welcoming workers we truly need and excluding those who, because they have so little to offer, are likely to cost us more than they contribute, and who will struggle for years to find their place here….

Hizballah Is On The Ropes

More MSM Propaganda Exposed

The 2008 Republican Nomination for President