Cuba
May 25, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Students of ancient history may recall that the New York Times played a familiar role in the rise of Fidel Castro before he overthrew the Batista regime. The paper supported “Señor Castro” with the rosy tint supplied by reporter Herbert Matthews. (“Señor Castro” is how Matthews referred to him.) Matthews’s work is accessible in the archive maintained at the Times site online. This brief summary provides a useful reminder of
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May 21, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Events are moving forward in Cuba, to what end we do not yet know. Federal prosecutors have indicted Raul Castro, the Tyrant’s younger brother, now 94 years old, for murder. The charge goes back to 1996, when Castro allegedly ordered the downing of two airplanes occupied by American citizens. There is generally no statute of limitations on murder. The indictment obviously raises the prospect of Castro being placed under arrest
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May 18, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Someone in the Trump administration told Axios they are concerned about the potential for a drone attack by Cuba: Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels and possibly Key West, Fla., 90 miles north of Havana, according to classified intelligence shared with Axios. Why it matters: The intelligence — which
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May 15, 2026 — Scott Johnson
I used to say “Only the wrong survive” as Fidel Castro threatened to live forever. The same thought applied to Iran’s formerly Supeme Leader Ayatollah Khameni until Israel’s long hand settled his fate earlier this year. Today comes news that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana yesterday to meet with the authorities, including Castro’s grandson. What a legacy. Axios reports on the meeting here. If only President Trump could wrap
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April 20, 2026 — Scott Johnson
It was galling to watch President Obama take the actions he took with the effect of strengthening the enemies of the United States — and to be able to do nothing about it, except to vote for Donald Trump after the damage was done. The blessing Obama accorded the Castroite regime in Cuba was sick and sickening. He got nothing in return — he merely sought to reenforce the depredations
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March 22, 2026 — John Hinderaker
In its last days, Cuba’s Communist regime is moving from the realm of tragedy into that of farce. Currently, left-wingers from around the world are gathering in Havana to show support for Cuba’s government. Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is there, along with other die-hard Communists. In America, a Code Pink delegation has gotten the most attention. These are horrible people engaged in poverty tourism at great expense. Although
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March 16, 2026 — John Hinderaker
To whom? To Cuba’s Communist regime. Electrical power is out across the island, and virtually no energy is being consumed. My friend James Morrow comments: Congratulations to Cuba on reaching net zero https://t.co/OgGDkk1Uul — James Morrow (@pwafork) March 16, 2026 The liberals’ promotion of “net zero” was never anything but a push for you and me–not them!–to live in poverty. That dream, sadly, has been realized by the Cuban people.
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March 14, 2026 — Bill Glahn
From the New York Post, Cubans chant ‘Down with Communism,’ attack gov’t building during violent night of protests. The Post reports, Days after protesters chanted “down with communism” in Havana, residents flooded Morón in the Ciego de Ávila region for what started as a peaceful rally pushing back against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Cane — and continued power outages and food shortages. Diaz-Cane announced Friday that he had begun talks with
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March 13, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Of the three countries that President Trump has taken steps to liberate, the tyranny closest to collapsing is Cuba’s. Many of Cuba’s young people have left, its Communist government is utterly incompetent, and, with the supply of free or cheap Venezuelan oil cut off, the Communists can’t keep the power on. So I think the downfall of Cuba’s Communist Party, which has misruled that island for more than 60 years,
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