Tag Archives: Cuba

Adios a Fidel

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Jacques Delacroix

  It was so romantic when those truckfuls of young men with beards took over the cesspool of Havana on New Year’s Eve (a scene immortalized in The Godfather Two). They were bringing freedom and relief from poverty to the … Continue reading →

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Facts vs Narrative: American Peronismo

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Jacques Delacroix

Anyone who has written anything other than an accident report, maybe even only three letters to his mother, knows or guesses the following: facts often interfere with the quality of a narrative. Only very great writers manage to incorporate all … Continue reading →

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Obama, Cuba and Maybe, the Beginning of the End

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Jacques Delacroix

In late 2014, President Obama announced something or other about Cuba. The concrete gist of it was an intent to open diplomatic relations with the Communist regime there. No conditions were mentioned. I am underwhelmed by Pres. Obama’s decision to … Continue reading →

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Cuba, Ignorance and Dishonesty

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Jacques Delacroix

One benefit of bilingualism is that it gives you the ability to transport yourself instantly to an alternative reality. On 12/17/14, I watched in utter fascination a French discussion of the Obama Administration’s announcement of a change in diplomatic relations … Continue reading →

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