CARTOON CAPTION READS: “BAY OF PIGS. VICTORY FOR SOCIALISM.” Jorge’s editorial comment: A victory is the interpretation given by uninformed tourists who sympathize with the Castro’s revolution, and who wear Che Guevara T-shirts. It’s another story when it comes to the Cuban militia men. They know better. They realize that the Bay of Pigs was [...]

  The great Willie Colón, the Bronx-born salsa star with Puerto Rican roots, did it again. Willie posted a song online last Friday that demolishes Nicolás Maduro – the hand-picked successor to deceased president Hugo Chávez on this Sunday’s election in Venezuela.   The song refers to Mr. Maduro – without outrightly naming him – [...]

  Talented Music-Diva Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in Havana, Cuba. The visit has drawn much criticism from many Cuban-Americans for showing insensitivity to the plight of average Cubans. As you can see from captioned photo, Jay-Z has displayed his admiration for Ernesto “Che” Guevara in the past by [...]

On April 2-3, 2013, we'll celebrate the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León's discovery of Florida. Thus, the Spaniards were in North America 94 years before Captain John Smith founded a colony in Jamestown, Virginia. http://staugustine.com/entertainment/arts/2013-03-18/april-2-3-juan-ponce-de-le%C3%B3n-d%C3%AD-de-fiesta-celebrates-500th-anniversary    

Yoani Sánchez finally came to the CATO Institute in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2013.   I had the option of watching her speech from my office computer through a live feed, or attending in person. Convenience versus walking approximately seven blocks. Decisions, decisions, decisions! I opted to see her in person. It did help [...]

The Future of Freedom in Cuba Policy Forum March 19, 2013 12:30PM Featuring Yoani Sanchez, Dissident blogger, Generation Y; and Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, Photographer and Editor, Voces; moderated by Ian Vasquez, Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute. Cuba’s Castro dictatorship has clung to power for more than five decades. As the [...]

Cuban Blogger Yoani Sánchez got exposed to insults of “Down with Yoani!” over the weekend during her stay in Puebla, Mexico, from a group of demonstrators who thought that her latest remarks during her recent tour gave a negative perception of the Cuban Government.   Sánchez indicated that she has a lot respect for the [...]

Senator Bob Menendez has been a loyal supporter of maintaining a hardline policy against Communist Cuba. Let’s not forget that the allegations of wrongdoing by the senator are just that – allegations. Under the judicial system in the United States, you are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty. This is a fundamental concept that [...]

Many individuals are celebrating the recent changes that Dictator Raul Castro has implemented in Cuba -- the lifting of the travel restrictions for ordinary Cubans being at the top of the list. My son’s Stephen’s cat, Victor, thinks otherwise. Let's not forget that many of these changes are escape valves that the Cuban authorities use [...]

  Paying homage requires a synchronization of the organization presenting the award with the work of the person being honored. To do otherwise would be the selfish utilization of the achievements of historical figures for causes that they fought against or disagreed with while they were alive. For example, it would be disingenuous for the [...]

I just visited the Celia Cruz new exhibit that the Smithsonian National Museum of American History unveiled on October 3, 2012. The museum took a vote on May 11-28, 2012, to determine who would be the winner of a Frame an Iconic American contest -- with the prize for the winner being a biographical portrait [...]

Last week, I had what Enrique Iglesias would call “una experiencia religiosa” or a religious experience. And to set the record, it had nothing to do with a religious dimension, but with an incident that triggered overpowering emotions that mirror those found in a spiritual revival. But unlike those emotions of exuberance and empowerment that [...]

September 13, 2012 Dear Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, I write today to express my disappointment and disbelief at the ignorance displayed by one of your EPA employees, Susie Goldring. Ms. Goldring circulated on September 13, 2012, an e-mail to EPA employees to highlight the achievements of Hispanics during the upcoming celebration of National Hispanic Heritage [...]

For those Cuban-Americans who are outraged with Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski because of his recent outreach efforts to travel agencies trading with Cuba, it helps to remind them that the custom of doing everything that the church says has its limitations, too.  What further proof does anyone need than attached photo showing a group of [...]

As I meditate on the upcoming presidential election, I realize that the stakes are very high for our country, our future, our children’s place in the world in a distant tomorrow. Yes, we hear a lot of meaningless rhetoric from the candidates. Most of it, they don’t understand it themselves. Some are mere sound bites [...]