Topic: Fidel Castro, Cuba, Communism

Reminiscences of my neighborhood dictator, Fidel Castro
Reminiscences of my neighborhood dictator, Fidel Castro December 11, 2016 Vernon Roken Most kids grow up with a neighborhood bully, often wishing he were dead.  South Floridians, like me, are the only Americans who grew up with a neighborhood dictator
Memories of fleeing Fidel
Memories of fleeing Fidel November 29, 2016 Marcia Drezon-Tepler Cuban-Amricans share their horrifying stories of fleeing the man our media eulogizes.
Remembering Castro, left vs. right, good vs. evil
Remembering Castro, left vs. right, good vs. evil November 29, 2016 Patricia McCarthy This terrible man's death, and the American left's response to it, explains Trump's victory. 
Fidel Castro dies (Okay, you may smile just a little!)
Fidel Castro dies (Okay, you may smile just a little!) November 26, 2016 Daren Jonescu The pop icon of bloodthirsty killers, drowner of desperate would-be escapees from his panacea of socialized medicine, and all-around authoritarian power-mongering cigar aficionado has finally gone to meet his...well, no one.  Worms.  Decay.
A very hot place awaits Fidel
A very hot place awaits Fidel November 26, 2016 Silvio Canto, Jr. First, I recall the morning Batista fled and the expectations.  My mother serving us breakfast and my father on the phone talking about the future of Cuba.