Post-Castro, Post-Truth

by The Editors

The First Things Podcast, Episode 18. Featuring: Dictators and dictionaries. Continue Reading »

5 Dec 2016

Requiem for a Despot

by Carlos Eire

Slavery is what Fidel’s revolution was about. Brooking no dissent, he enslaved a nation in the name of eternal class warfare, creating a new elite dedicated to suppressing their neighbors’ rights. Continue Reading »

2 Dec 2016

The Enduring Allure of Fidel

by R. R. Reno

It’s only in retrospect that I fully understand Fidel’s allure for the West: He reassured us that we had real and profound political choices to make. Continue Reading »

30 Nov 2016

How to Mark the Death of a Devil?

by K. E. Colombini

Perhaps now, with the death of a sinner, the country may turn from his evil ways—and find life instead. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2016

When Francis Came to Cuba

by Carlos Eire

Questions from a Cuban Catholic. Continue Reading »

24 Sep 2015

Remembering Castro's Crimes

by William Doino Jr.

Last December, when the United States announced that it would be re-establishing diplomatic relations with Communist Cuba after more than fifty years of separation, the news was welcomed by many while leaving others in near despair. Writing in the Washington Post, Yale historian Carlos Eire . . . . Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2015