Reading The Reactions To North Korea

December 23, 2011

Varied reactions to Kim Jong Il’s death should remind us which countries are our true friends in the world, and which are not.

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Can ‘Charter Cities’ Create Opportunity?

March 22, 2011

Each year about 75,000 Hondurans try to reach the United States to seek economic opportunity. A new plan, however, would try to bring opportunity to Hondurans rather than the other way around. Honduras recently amended its constitution to allow the creation of “special development regions” or “charter cities.” Charter cities are the brainchild of American economist Paul Romer, who is known for his attention to the ways in which ideas, …

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What Egypt Tells Us About Cuba

February 17, 2011

In the days after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, papers around the world filled their front pages and their home pages with the news. But one paper, Granma, relegated the story to the fourth spot on its website, reserving top billing for an article on a large book fair. Granma is the official newspaper of Cuba’s Communist Party. Granma’s article on Mubarak’s resignation, which did not appear until long …

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You Say You Want A Revolución?

June 18, 2010

When I told people that I was going to Cuba for a week in April, I got a lot of questions. People asked me if I was going illegally (I was not) and if I am a communist (I am not). I traveled to Cuba on a religious visa. It was a humanitarian trip, and the group I traveled with delivered much-needed supplies to Cubans. While Cuba is close to …

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