A Leftist "Indictment" of Communist Cuba by Mark Da Cunha (April 24, 2003)
Castro's most powerful tool is not the U.S. embargo as the Left insinuates. Castro's secret weapon is his ideological supporters in America.

Remembering Elian Gonzalez by Scott Holleran (April 22, 2003)
I met Elian Gonzalez during a visit to the Miami house which had become the flashpoint for a profound philosophical conflict--days before his pre-dawn seizure on Saturday, April 22, 2000.

Cuba's Cruel Joke by Larry Solomon (April 21, 2003)
The once-muscular Cuban economy is in tatters and its much lauded social safety net a cruel joke. In Cuba, the poor are bled to support the lifestyles of the government elite, which lives in luxury - the driveways of the Havana honchos sport Mercedes - while its populace goes hungry.

Bad Cuban Medicine by Larry Solomon (April 15, 2003)
Begging for medicines is common in Havana - next to begging for money to feed children, it is the most common plea - because the government won't use its scarce foreign exchange to import basic drugs that the populace needs. Doctors won't even prescribe drugs for the poor that aren't available in the local pharmacies - the state frowns upon that - but many will write the name of the drug that's needed on a scrap of paper.

The Caribbean's Saddam Hussein Still Rules Cuba by Jeff Jacoby (April 13, 2003)
The only one way to reform a totalitarian despot like Cuba's Fidel Castro is to topple his regime.

Fidel Batista! Fidel Castro Out-Thugs Fulgencio Batista by Larry Solomon (March 12, 2003)
Forty-four years into the Revolution, Fidel Castro will have achieved all the failings, real and perceived, that Cuba had under Batista, and it will have retained few of the virtues.

How to Preserve Communism in Cuba - Lift the Travel Ban by Stephen Johnson (July 23, 2002)
The prime beneficiaries of easing restrictions are the Castro brothers--Fidel and Raúl--and the regime itself.

Castro's Reign is an Abomination by Jeff Jacoby (June 4, 2002)
Liberals and conservatives alike should find Cuban totalitarianism an affront to human decency and a blot on the Western hemisphere.

Lift America's Embargo on Cuba? by Jeff Jacoby (June 1, 2002)
Cuba may not be inundated with Americans -- though 80,000 of them did visit the island last year -- but the past decade has brought a huge influx of Canadians and Europeans. Their influence and exports and "notions of liberty and enterprise" haven't weakened Castro's grip. So why would more Americans make any difference?

Fidel's Fig Leaf for A "Useful Idiot" by Jeff Jacoby (May 18, 2002)
A favorite conceit of dictators: the notion that releasing an unjustly convicted prisoner or two makes a nice gift with which to welcome a visiting dignitary -- like a fruit basket, only cheaper.

Cuba's Bravest and Best by Jeff Jacoby (April 7, 2002)
In Cuba, as in all dictatorships, it is the dissenters who sustain hope and keep conscience alive. On this tormented island, they are the bravest and the best.

Cuba on No Dollars a Day by Jeff Jacoby (April 2, 2002)
In Castro's Cuba, living without dollars means living in poverty. But Miguel has none of the connections he would need to get a into the tourism industry, and so he works instead as a security guard at a cigar factory. It is a mindless job that pays 225 pesos per month -- about $9, a typical Cuban salary.

Fidel Castro: The Charmer and the Torturer by Michelle Malkin (January 28, 2002)
The 85-year-old de Sosa Chabau, whose torture was documented in a ground-breaking book about Cuba's psychiatric abuse of political dissidents, died earlier this month as the Washington women were giddily packing their Eddie Bauer bags for Castro's dog-and-pony show.

Bankrolling Repression in Cuba: Castro Desperately Seeking Dollars by Frank Calzón (August 25, 2001)
Will American tourism hasten Castro's downfall, or extend it?

Liberty for Cuba by Jeff Jacoby (July 25, 2001)
"Our goal is not to have an embargo against Cuba; it is freedom in Cuba." Thus spake President Bush last month, at a White House ceremony marking the 99th anniversary of Cuban independence.

Torture in Castro's Cuba by Armando Valladares (July 30, 2000)
Surprise! Surprise! Wolves are once again slaughtering ranchers' cattle, but this time it's the overtaxed Canadian who is forced to compensate the rancher (albeit at 80% of the value).

"Humanitarian" Food and Medicine Bill for Cuba is anything but pro-human by Jose R. Cardenas (June 10, 2000)
Unilateral lifting of U.S. sanctions won't help enslaved Cuban people, but only further empower Castro regime.

"Life" in Cuba for Elián by José Manuel Alvariño (June 3, 2000)
I'd like to share some thoughts regarding life in Communist Cuba, important to know and understand prior to formulating an opinion on the Elián Gonzalez case, or life in the Island.

A Firsthand Account Of Child Abuse, Castro Style by Armando Valladares (May 16, 2000)
I was in solitary confinement in Fidel Castro's tropical gulag -- where I spent 22 years for refusing to pledge allegiance to the Communist regime -- when I heard a child's voice whimpering. "Get me out of here! Get me out of here! I want to see my mommy!" I thought my senses were failing me. I could not believe that they had imprisoned a child in those dungeons.

Isn't the U.S. embargo of Cuba the cause of Cuba's economic woes? by Mark Da Cunha (February 7, 2000)
It is Cuba's absolute socialist system--the hallmark of totalitarianism--that should be condemned--not the U.S. embargo.

Elián Gonzalez Has a Right Not to Live in Slavery by Paul Blair (May 4, 2000)
Who could abridge a right so obvious, violate a relationship so sacred, as to separate a boy from his father?

The Real (and Sinister) Meaning of the Elián Raid by Edwin A. Locke (April 30, 2000)
To Undermine His Chances for Political Asylum and Thus Betray the Principles America Stands For