The Caribbean’s largest island, Cuba, has been off limits to Americans since the Kennedy era. It remains the only place in the world which Americans are forbidden to visit by their own government.
President Obama’s recent removal of travel restrictions for Cuban Americans visiting family has given hope to those who assert our freedom to travel [...]
Open Cuba Now
May 22, 2009
China Releases Human Rights Plan
April 13, 2009
Just in time to preemptively address the inevitable international remembrance of the 20-year anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese State Council released its “Human Rights Action Plan” for the next two years on Monday. Unfortunately, the “plan” contains very few concrete actions to be taken that will actually improve civil liberties.
The document primarily [...]
Keep Calm and Carry On
March 26, 2009
In early 1939, during the run-up to war with Germany, the British propaganda ministry created these posters – “Keep Calm and Carry On” – in order to reassure the people, and remind them that all would be okay, no matter how dire the circumstances, if only they would not fall into fear and paranoia.
While very [...]
Obama Following Bush on Secrecy, Detention?
March 16, 2009
The Obama administration released some interesting news on Friday. Normally, Friday is the day of choice for the White House to announce policies and decisions which it doesn’t want to garner much media coverage. By the time everyone is back to work on Monday and reading the news, the story has been effectively buried over [...]