Morality is a subject that interests us above all others: We fancy the peace of society to be at stake in every decision concerning it. —David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature PASSIONS AND REASON My main concern with respect to the so-called Cuban transition is “transition to what?” It seems to me that all […]

Notes1 Pronto se cumplirán quince años del fin de los sistemas socialistas que orbitaban en torno a la Unión Soviética, un acontecimiento que desenmascaró los íconos de la publicidad y la fábula del obrero todopoderoso y al que cada país aportó dictaduras y violaciones, déficit y distorsiones, enormes e ineficientes aparatos estatales. Sin distinguir latitudes […]

A haven is defined, inter alia, as a “a place offering favorable opportunities or conditions.”1 A “retirement haven” is thus a location—city, state, country or other geographic entity—offering favorable living conditions for those wishing to withdraw from business life. Many countries (e.g., the Philippines, Costa Rica and Belize) and domestic political subdivisions (e.g., Florida) seek […]

El socialismo además de justicia, es eficiencia y es calidad. 1 This celebratory motto can be found plastered on the walls and storefront windows in dollar-enterprises all across today’s Cuba. Whether in retail dollar-stores, cafes and restaurants that cater to a dollar-paying clientele, or in the many newly-built or renovated tourist hotels, the declaration is […]