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Havana Docks and the long shadow of Cuba’s confiscations
The Supreme Court's May 21, 2026, decision in Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises will likely be remembered as one of the more consequential property rulings of recent years —…
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Raúl Castro’s indictment: Justice or regime change?
Violence — including terrorism — against Cuba has long been tolerated in Washington; Cuba's response to it has not. That double standard is once again fully evident as the Trump…
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The US’s role in the tragedy of Brothers to the Rescue
The 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft flown by Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR) has often been viewed in stark moral terms: the Cuban government destroying unarmed planes and killing…
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$67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger bad for consumers
(Editor's Note: NextEra Energy owns Florida Power & Light (FPL). Over the past 5 years, FPL residential bills have climbed by roughly 45%. This equates to customers paying upwards…
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Claims of Cuban plans for drone attacks denounced as ‘ludicrous pretext’ for war
Cuban officials said the Trump administration is making “increasingly implausible accusations” against the country as it pushes to justify, “without any excuse, a military attack…
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Trump is making the women disappear
It’s been a tough couple of months for women officials in Washington—or, more accurately, in Trumpland. In early March (Women’s History Month, by the way), in a Truth Social post, the…
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Dem pushes for probe of Trump family contracts
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is urging the watchdog overseeing the Pentagon to investigate “shady” defense contracts that may have benefited the family of President…
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Military action against Cuba seems imminent
There are signs of a shift in the Trump Administration’s approach to Cuba—from a strategy focused on “maximum pressure” to one that might include military options. In April 2026, the…
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‘Epic insider trading’
Observers are once again raising concerns about insider trading on Wednesday after a trader took a colossal crude oil short position just over an hour before a US-Iran peace deal was…
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