As Fidel Castro progressed slowly toward Havana in the first days of 1959, he was met by huge crowds of … Continue reading “Cuba: a story of socialist failure”

For most of this week, my social media feed has been more or less evenly divided between apologists of Fidel … Continue reading “Cuba after Castro: Democratisation as the next stage of the revolution? Not happening, Comrade Jones”

Free marketeers have received support from an unlikely ally. During a press conference in Cuba, the Máximo Líder Fidel Castro … Continue reading “Fidel Castro – a counterrevolutionary?”

Free marketeers have received support from an unlikely ally. During a press conference in Cuba, the Máximo Líder Fidel Castro … Continue reading “Fidel Castro – a counterrevolutionary?”