ANYONE KEEN to see the wildest nation in the west should go now, while stocks of state socialism last. At the moment, 270 million Americans: are denied the chance to travel to Havana, Crdenas or anywhere else on an island nearly the size of England but with rather more beautiful beaches...
After a rough year filled with hurricanes and travel restrictions from foreign countries, Cuba's tourism sector is finally beginning to bounce back — most notably with American tourists. Data from the Cuban Tourism Ministry shows that the numbers of US visitors to Cuba, though still in decline ...
Travel to Cuba for Americans is mostly limited to organized cultural exchanges called “people-to-people” tours, but some tours have included Hemingway landmarks in Havana. Visitors are not allowed inside the house at Finca Vigia, his sprawling hilltop estate, but if you manage to go when th...
To the 70 million Americans that voted for Trump (and to the 5 or 6 of you who will read this blog post), I want to be clear — you are not my enemy and I hope I am not yours. As a rule, I usually refrain from voicing my political opinions on social media, nothing good seems...
The cornerstone of FDR's reform package, Social Security offered Americans something no generation had ever experienced before—a guarantee. Prior to 1935, providing for the elderly was left to communities, charities, churches, and families. Social Security would take contributions from taxes to ...
His intelligence trove directly helped the National Reconnaissance Office identify the types of long-range missiles Khrushchev was placing in Cuba in 1962 and allowed UN ambassador Adlai Stevenson to show the world the unequivocal evidence. Schechter’s book is a day-by-day account of Penkovsky’s...
Let me tell you where this is going to go. Because Americans have a stunning inability to imagine that other people have the same understanding they do. The people of the world are understanding the United States has become their enemy. Look at the numbers. Canadians are not coming here as...
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face ...
It allowed a personto feel a whole letter without moving. Blind people could read much faster and easier. Today, we call this form of written language Braillein honour of Louis Braille. Louis died in 1852. However, his form of communication lives on. Though he became blind at a young age...
In countries like Brazil and Cuba, mixed-race marriages and people are common. Latin Americans tend to think of themselves not in terms of race but nationality. Racism is often seen as a US problem. But whiteness is still dominant.