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Category Archives: Culture
Book Reviews
(August 5, 2004) The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy – What does it take to succeed in America these days? For starters, it helps to have parents who never made it rich. Continue reading
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The revolutionary myth that won’t die
(July 9, 2004) Yes, Cubans do face shortages of fuel, and yes, Cubans do suffer from shortages in medicine, supporters of Fidel Castro’s regime concede. Yes, some will also acknowledge, the island nation – once the most prosperous by far in the Caribbean – has become one of the region’s most impoverished since Castro took over. Continue reading
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Propping up a tropical tyranny
(July 9, 2004) For those Canadians who cling to the conceit that Cuba’s socialist system presents a humane and economically viable alternative to Western capitalism, this week’s Post series on Fidel Castro’s tropical tyranny should be required reading. Continue reading
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The rich have always been inviting targets
(March 9, 2004) Some are appalled that Martha Stewart could be prosecuted for covering up a crime she didn’t commit, especially when prosecutors would never have been bothered pursuing an ordinary person. Yet double standards against the rich are nothing new. Prosecutors and others have long made their careers by going after this very visible minority. Continue reading
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Speeches by Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Republic of Cuba
(August 29, 2003) “Thank You Führer.” Editorial published in the newspaper Granma on May 21, 2003. Press conference by Foreign Minister of the Repúblic of Cuba, Felipe Pérez Roque on the mercenaries at the service of the empire who stood trial on April 3,4,5 and 7, 2003. Havana City, April 9, 2003. Continue reading
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Urban Renaissance Institute 