Topic: Cuba

The Real Candidate for America’s 51st State
The Real Candidate for America’s 51st State May 23, 2025 John Kudla Not Canada, not Greenland, not Gaza. It’s one that almost no one has thought of.
We called him ‘Daniel el travieso’
We called him ‘Daniel el travieso’ April 7, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. He was a menace in Cuba, too. 
The other Diaz-Balart
The other Diaz-Balart March 11, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. Cuba is an island with a complicated history.
Marco Rubio, not Obama, on Cuba
Marco Rubio, not Obama, on Cuba February 9, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. Don't expect Secretary Marco Rubio to visit Havana and watch a ball game with Raul Castro.
A story about The Babe in Cuba
A story about The Babe in Cuba February 6, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. Cuba did Babe Ruth a lot of good.
It reminds me of my days in Cuba
It reminds me of my days in Cuba January 29, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. Cuba does not change but it fears Trump a lot.
Maybe Elvis would have made <em>Viva Havana</em> instead
Maybe Elvis would have made Viva Havana instead January 26, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. There was a time when Elvis was bigger in Cuba than Castro ever was.
Cuba back on the list
Cuba back on the list January 22, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. It did not take long before President Trump reversed one of President Biden's most outrageous decisions. 
Biden betrays Cuba
Biden betrays Cuba January 19, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. One more senile mess for Trump to clean up.
Socialism update: No lights in Cuba, no water in L.A.
Socialism update: No lights in Cuba, no water in L.A. January 9, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. Socialists the world over blame everyone but themselves for the problems they cause.
The man who spotted Castro
The man who spotted Castro January 8, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. The Bay of Pigs would have turned out differently with Nixon in the Oval Office.
Another January to remember Cuba
Another January to remember Cuba January 5, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. It is really sad to watch Cuba today, from energy blackouts to importing sugar. 
Obama and Cuba: Change but no hope
Obama and Cuba: Change but no hope January 1, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. Raul got his embassy and Obama got to tell the liberal college professors that he changed the policy. 
No Cuban coffee with a little ‘azucar’
No Cuban coffee with a little ‘azucar’ December 27, 2024 Silvio Canto, Jr. The collapse of the Cuban sugar industry is just another example of the failure of socialism.
Memories of talking with my late father about the 1960 election
Memories of talking with my late father about the 1960 election November 8, 2024 Silvio Canto, Jr. The Kennedy “mystique” is such that many people assume that he was elected by a landslide.
Socialism strikes again: Cubans plunged into blackouts
Socialism strikes again: Cubans plunged into blackouts October 21, 2024 Monica Showalter Same socialist who wrecked the island in the first place, still on the job creating blackouts and demonstrating incompetence at age 92. Life is good for Castro oligarchs.
Cuba's blackouts: I know where I was in '62
Cuba's blackouts: I know where I was in '62 October 20, 2024 Silvio Canto, Jr. My father's old Philips shortwave radio in rapidly communizing Cuba was a godsend.
Getting closer: One of Russia's quietest submarines and three warships track our Florida coast
Getting closer: One of Russia's quietest submarines and three warships track our Florida coast June 11, 2024 Monica Showalter Russia is sending a predictable message and Joe Biden either knew this and didn't care, or didn't know it and is surprised. Not a good look
Russian warships to visit Cuba and the Biden administration is not alarmed
Russian warships to visit Cuba and the Biden administration is not alarmed June 8, 2024 Janice West Don't they remember the Bay of Pigs?
Anybody hear about how bad the socialist failure has gotten in Cuba?
Anybody hear about how bad the socialist failure has gotten in Cuba? May 21, 2024 Monica Showalter It's so bad they've got money shortages.
Made in Cuba: The pro-Hamas campus protests
Made in Cuba: The pro-Hamas campus protests May 11, 2024 Monica Showalter An investigative report finds that key leaders influencing student protests have had revolutionary "training" in communist Cuba.
Base Cuba: An 'unprecedented new threat' from China
Base Cuba: An 'unprecedented new threat' from China June 9, 2023 Monica Showalter Who controls the Caribbean controls the Western Hemisphere.
What's life like in socialist hellholes? Brave Cuban and Venezuelan YouTubers show us on their video channels
What's life like in socialist hellholes? Brave Cuban and Venezuelan YouTubers show us on their video channels June 6, 2023 Monica Showalter The information is out there, in living color, on this list of must-watch YouTube channels.
No sugar in Cuba?
No sugar in Cuba? August 3, 2022 Silvio Canto, Jr. Funny how these shortages keep happening wherever socialism is king...
Why three Latin American dictatorships need their own 4th of July
Why three Latin American dictatorships need their own 4th of July July 3, 2022 Antonella Marty In America, be glad that you are not a citizen of Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela.
Buried news: A sneaky Democrat scheme to bail out communist Cuba
Buried news: A sneaky Democrat scheme to bail out communist Cuba June 10, 2021 Monica Showalter Selling to communist Cuba on credit is the same as handing the Castro oligarchy free U.S. taxpayer money.
Problem for Biden: Turns out the Cuban microwave attacks on US personnel were quite real
Problem for Biden: Turns out the Cuban microwave attacks on US personnel were quite real December 7, 2020 Monica Showalter After sacrificing the Miami Cuban vote, Joe Biden learns that ruling Castros aren't such nice guys. Behold a fool.
Just like Castro himself, Karen Bass claims she's 'not a communist'
Just like Castro himself, Karen Bass claims she's 'not a communist' August 5, 2020 Monica Showalter Whom does she think she's fooling?
Sanders glosses over Cuba, hoping you've forgotten its aggressive history
Sanders glosses over Cuba, hoping you've forgotten its aggressive history February 24, 2020 Ed Timperlake On the eve of the anniversary of the 1996 shoot-down of Brothers to the Rescue, Bernie Sanders praised the communist regime for its "free" health care. History shows that that vaunted dictatorship is not just oppressive, but aggressive.
Exploding Cigar II: Florida's Democrats panic after Bernie Sanders blows a kiss to Castro
Exploding Cigar II: Florida's Democrats panic after Bernie Sanders blows a kiss to Castro February 24, 2020 Monica Showalter Bernie has punked it for Democrats in Cuban exile–loaded Florida, likely costing them the entire state. Florida's locals know all about what Cuba's "free health care" and "literacy programs" are like.
Russia beclowns itself on Bolivia — alongside Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua...
Russia beclowns itself on Bolivia — alongside Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua... November 11, 2019 Monica Showalter Russia has nothing to gain — and a lot to lose — by reflexively whining with the worst of them about the popular booting of Evo Morales in Bolivia.
Photos: Socialism = War
Photos: Socialism = War May 21, 2019 Monica Showalter Some recent photos from Venezuela and Cuba are indistinguishable from those of nations in the rubble of war.
With open borders, Cuba goes back into the drug-dealing business
With open borders, Cuba goes back into the drug-dealing business May 20, 2019 Monica Showalter The Castro crime family returns to drug-dealing, as a cocaine bust at the Panama Canal indicates.
In Cuba, socialism's sugar-daddy shortage brings on heavy rationing
In Cuba, socialism's sugar-daddy shortage brings on heavy rationing May 11, 2019 Monica Showalter Cuba is about to go through another 'special period'...
Not even a total embargo yet, and Trump already is pounding Castroite Cuba hard
Not even a total embargo yet, and Trump already is pounding Castroite Cuba hard May 3, 2019 Monica Showalter Trump's got the wringer around the neck of the Castroites with his measure to allow U.S. citizens to sue for stolen property.
Trump goes for a twofer: Knocking Cuba's socialist dictatorship out along with Venezuela's
Trump goes for a twofer: Knocking Cuba's socialist dictatorship out along with Venezuela's May 1, 2019 Monica Showalter Trump vows to squeeze Venezuela's puppetmaster to the gills with the mother of all embargoes.
Trump was right: In Venezuela's wake, protests are breaking out in Cuba
Trump was right: In Venezuela's wake, protests are breaking out in Cuba February 24, 2019 Monica Showalter The dominos are tottering...
In Venezuela, recrudescence of 'a brutal group of leftist thugs'
In Venezuela, recrudescence of 'a brutal group of leftist thugs' January 14, 2019 Monica Showalter It's getting dirty and dangerous in Caracas now.
Hollywood golden boy Benicio del Toro smacked down for praising Che while calling Trump 'a monster'
Hollywood golden boy Benicio del Toro smacked down for praising Che while calling Trump 'a monster' December 23, 2018 Monica Showalter Can you say 'hypocrite'? Author Humberto Fontova gets the job done on this Hollywood buffoon, and more.
Brazil's Bolsonaro takes aim at communist Cuba
Brazil's Bolsonaro takes aim at communist Cuba November 4, 2018 Monica Showalter Up until now, the commies of Brazil and Cuba have had the warmest and coziest (and corruptest) of ties.
President Trump has a little can of whoopass for Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua...
President Trump has a little can of whoopass for Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua... August 31, 2018 Monica Showalter The appointment of Washington powerdomo (and Capitol Hill Cubans blogger) Mauricio Claver-Carone to supervise all Latin America activity going on from the government is about the worst news possible for America's enemies down south.
Cubans create a Berlin Wall in passports for Venezuelans fleeing socialism
Cubans create a Berlin Wall in passports for Venezuelans fleeing socialism August 27, 2018 Monica Showalter The Venezuelan passport situation is like Eastern Europe's in the 1980s. Cuban socialists are trying to keep Venezuelans penned in.
Hell in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba puts Democrats and their beloved S-word on the spot in Florida
Hell in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba puts Democrats and their beloved S-word on the spot in Florida July 21, 2018 Monica Showalter Miami Herald center-left columnist Andres Oppenheimer warns that Democrats had better start speaking out about the hell-holes in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua if they want to win in that state. They aren't.
What change in Cuba?
What change in Cuba? July 13, 2018 Silvio Canto, Jr. The Castroites are getting very, very upset about Cubans owning their own businesses.
Europe asks Cuba to pick a new government for Venezuela
Europe asks Cuba to pick a new government for Venezuela October 10, 2017 Monica Showalter What on Earth are Europe's diplomats doing in our hemisphere asking the Castro regime of all things to come up with a new government for Venezuela?
Ben Rhodes gets his panties in a bunch over Trump's retaliation against Cuba
Ben Rhodes gets his panties in a bunch over Trump's retaliation against Cuba October 3, 2017 Monica Showalter Ben Rhodes is all upset that President Trump is throwing out Cuban diplomats in retaliation for Cuba's injuries to U.S. envoys in Havana.  Has he no decency?
Will Hurricane Irma be the death of the Castroite regime? Photos show angry protests starting...
Will Hurricane Irma be the death of the Castroite regime? Photos show angry protests starting... September 14, 2017 Monica Showalter Will Hurricane Irma claim the detested Castroite communist military dictatorship as its last victim?  See the photos of what's going on in Havana.
Raul Castro did not get that memo
Raul Castro did not get that memo September 1, 2017 Silvio Canto, Jr. Raúl Castro never saw the opening with the U.S. as a way of improving the lives of Cubans. 
In wake of Venezuela horror, it's time to stick it to Cuba
In wake of Venezuela horror, it's time to stick it to Cuba August 1, 2017 Monica Showalter Charles Krauthammer rightly points out that it's not just Nicolas Maduro who should be sanctioned; it should be his family.  Actually, it should be his puppetmaster, Cuba, too.
Is the Castroite ratline for criminals finally ending?
Is the Castroite ratline for criminals finally ending? June 18, 2017 Monica Showalter President Trump made a strong warning to the Castroites in Cuba that the days harboring U.S. fugitives is over. It might just be the culture shift the left needs.
Remember the one about how everybody wants to go to Cuba?
Remember the one about how everybody wants to go to Cuba? February 18, 2017 Silvio Canto, Jr. Don't expect a lot of Americans to go to Cuba.
Hillary Clinton should decide where she stands on the Cuban embargo
Hillary Clinton should decide where she stands on the Cuban embargo October 3, 2016 Silvio Canto, Jr. Let's come clean on Cuba. 
Congratulations! You get to pay for Cuba&#039;s retirees
Congratulations! You get to pay for Cuba's retirees October 14, 2015 Thomas Lifson Cuba, that paragon of compassion, universal health care, and the glories of socialism, is outsourcing the support of its retirees to the United States.
Stop hoping for change in Castro&#039;s Cuba
Stop hoping for change in Castro's Cuba August 13, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. Listen to what the dissidents in Cuba are saying. 
Will Obama stand for freedom or shake Castro&#039;s hand?
Will Obama stand for freedom or shake Castro's hand? April 9, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. No circus, please!
&#039;No mas&#039;: U.S.-Cuba talks on hold for now
'No mas': U.S.-Cuba talks on hold for now March 19, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. This is like a blind date that hasn't clicked!
In defense of &#039;white and privileged&#039; Cuban-Americans
In defense of 'white and privileged' Cuban-Americans February 1, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. The New York Times busts out the race card against Cuban-Americans.  No, really.
Very sad to think of Cuba as the next Vietnam or China
Very sad to think of Cuba as the next Vietnam or China January 23, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. Horrible models for personal freedom or workers' rights.
Bring your own towel if you&#039;re going to Cuba
Bring your own towel if you're going to Cuba January 18, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. Better yet, avoid funding Castro, Inc. and don't go at all.
Obama&#039;s Cuba deal smells bad!
Obama's Cuba deal smells bad! January 7, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. Will Mexico step in to reform the Castro regime?
Prediction: Not enough votes to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba
Prediction: Not enough votes to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba January 4, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. Congress will need more from Cuba than a "thank you Obama."
Can someone ask Obama about the wave of arrests in Cuba?
Can someone ask Obama about the wave of arrests in Cuba? December 31, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. The "new thaw" is about two weeks old, but things in Cuba are not changing.
Castro to Obama: Who said we have to make concessions?
Castro to Obama: Who said we have to make concessions? December 27, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. Will Obama address Cuba's harboring of U.S. cop-killers?
Castro to Obama: I do it my way!
Castro to Obama: I do it my way! December 24, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. This is what happens when you coddle dictators.
Cuba before Castro
Cuba before Castro December 22, 2014 Bruce Walker What were things really like under Batista?
Cuba and the &#039;State of Palestine&#039;
Cuba and the 'State of Palestine' December 21, 2014 Shoshana Bryen Two darlings of Europe and (liberal) America – two destroyers of human rights.
Rubio will win the Cuba debate with Paul
Rubio will win the Cuba debate with Paul December 21, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. Senator Paul does not understand what Senator Rubio is talking about.
Leading dissidents in Cuba not happy with President Obama
Leading dissidents in Cuba not happy with President Obama December 20, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. They are the ones who often end up in prison when the foreign reporters go home.
The story of the U.S. embargo on Cuba...and has anybody seen Fidel?
The story of the U.S. embargo on Cuba...and has anybody seen Fidel? December 19, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. Also, did the embargo make a difference?  You bet it did.  
No Castro payday coming
No Castro payday coming December 19, 2014 Frank Friday The Castro crime family is unlikely to pocket much revenue in any American tourist trade.
Can We Send Alan Gross Back to Cuba?
Can We Send Alan Gross Back to Cuba? December 18, 2014 Matthew Vadum Obama again delighting in trading Americans who hate America for foreign terrorists and murderers who also hate America.
Castro, 1; Obama, big zero!
Castro, 1; Obama, big zero! December 18, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. I hear this question over and over: what did the U.S. get out of this deal? 
Pope Francis &#039;key&#039; in U.S.-Cuba relations
Pope Francis 'key' in U.S.-Cuba relations December 18, 2014 Drew Belsky "The Holy See received Delegations of the two countries in the Vatican last October..."
Sorry, but the editorial page of &lt;em&gt;The New York Times&lt;/em&gt; has gone &#039;loco&#039; on Cuba
Sorry, but the editorial page of <em>The New York Times</em> has gone 'loco' on Cuba November 4, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. Making Castro and his thugs the "victims."
An Update on the &#039;Reforms&#039; in Cuba
An Update on the 'Reforms' in Cuba October 18, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. We keep hearing about all of those reforms in Cuba.  Here is the truth.
The &lt;em&gt;NY Times&lt;/em&gt; is wrong about the Cuba embargo again
The <em>NY Times</em> is wrong about the Cuba embargo again October 16, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. Let's keep the embargo.
July 2,1964: We call it &#039;our freedom day&#039;
July 2,1964: We call it 'our freedom day' July 2, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. It was 50 years ago today, that my dad, mom and the 3 of us woke up in Cuba knowing that things would never be the same.
The war on women (Communist Cuba version)
The war on women (Communist Cuba version) May 25, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. To my knowledge, no one in the US feminist movement has publicly supported these brave ladies. 
Cuba: Cemetery of Hopes
Cuba: Cemetery of Hopes January 14, 2014 Eileen F. Toplansky The mendacity of Castro's history is out there for people to read. Nevertheless, the fabrications are aided and abetted by certain American factions which should know better.
Cubans lost at sea as Castro brothers gloat over Obama's handshake
Cubans lost at sea as Castro brothers gloat over Obama's handshake December 26, 2013 David Paulin Six Cubans seeking freedom in the US perish at sea.
ObamaCare: Socialist Trojan Horse in a Free-Market Troy
ObamaCare: Socialist Trojan Horse in a Free-Market Troy November 1, 2013 Michael Grable Everything that a benevolent government must do for you ultimately equates to nothing that a malevolent government can't do to you.
The God That Continues to Fail
The God That Continues to Fail June 24, 2013 Eileen F. Toplansky Is Castro's Cuba the blueprint for the 'transformation of America?'
Requiem for a Despot: the Death of Hugo Chavez
Requiem for a Despot: the Death of Hugo Chavez March 6, 2013 John A. Huettner A career made out of trashing capitalism and the United States and fomenting unrest and chaos throughout South America
Book Review: The Long Road to Freedom
Book Review: The Long Road to Freedom February 3, 2013 Richard Baehr As members of Congress struggle with immigration reform, Canto's story is of an immigration journey where a family played by the rules and entered the country legally.
Viva Agustin!
Viva Agustin! November 5, 2012 James Simpson
Cuba's new travel law a cynical 'survival tactic'
Cuba's new travel law a cynical 'survival tactic' October 17, 2012 David Paulin Cuba's new travel law is not an overdue reform, as the liberal media are proclaiming. It's a cynical survival tactic aimed at harming the United States.
U.S. Government Celebrates Terrorist Who Craved to Nuke the U.S.
U.S. Government Celebrates Terrorist Who Craved to Nuke the U.S. September 19, 2012 Humberto Fontova Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency kicked off its celebration of "Hispanic Heritage Month" with an e-mail message featuring Che Guevara along with his famous slogan, "Hasta la Victoria Siempre."
Obama's Failure On Freeing US Hostage
Obama's Failure On Freeing US Hostage September 9, 2012 Clarice Feldman Utterly inadequate efforts to free a US hostage in Cuba
Rep. Cleaver loves the Castro brothers
Rep. Cleaver loves the Castro brothers September 8, 2012 Stu Tarlowe When I saw the kind of energy Rev. Cleaver brought to his convention speech, I wondered if perhaps he was so fired up because he'd heard that the Castro brothers were in the audience
Who's 'Clueless'? Paul Ryan or Rage Against the Machine?
Who's 'Clueless'? Paul Ryan or Rage Against the Machine? August 19, 2012 Humberto Fontova Paul Ryan claims fondness for the music of Rage Against the Machine, a leftist and union- backing grunge group, only to be denounced as "clueless" by the group's lead singer.
Raul Castro and the Mending of Fences
Raul Castro and the Mending of Fences July 29, 2012 John F. Di Leo Can we, should we, forgive Cuba and welcome them into the new world of peace and international trade?
Cuba Abandoning Its Persecution of Gays?
Cuba Abandoning Its Persecution of Gays? May 25, 2012 Paul Kengor Faced with a conflict between their penchant for persecuting the family and for persecuting gay people, the communist war on traditional morality and faith and the family won out, thus dictating a sudden embrace of gays.