On April 12, 2022, the U.S. State Department released its 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights. This report is the latest annual report that for nearly five decades has striven “to provide a factual and objective record on the status of human rights worldwide.” The 2021 report covers 198 countries and territories. [1] Cuban Human … Continue reading U.S. State Department’s Latest Report on Cuban Human Rights
On Thanksgiving Day 2020 I give thanks for the courage and fortitude of immigrants in my own family and of refugees and other immigrants in the U.S.. Personal Ancestral Immigrants My earliest immigrant ancestor, to my knowledge, was William Brown (my seventh maternal great-grandfather), who left England as a young boy before 1686 to come … Continue reading Giving Thanks for Refugees and Other Immigrants
On November 3, 2022, the U.N. General Assembly again condemned the U.S. embargo (blockade) of Cuba. The vote this time for the Cuban resolution was 185 to 2 (with the U.S. and Israel voting against the resolution) while two others abstained (Brazil and Ukraine).[1] The resolution “reiterated its call on all States to refrain from … Continue reading U.N. General Assembly Again Condemns U.S. Embargo (Blockade) of Cuba
On January 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of State designated Leopoldo Cintra Frias and his two children ineligible to enter the U.S.[1] He is the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (MINFAR) and according to the State Department. “bears responsibility for Cuba’s actions to prop up the former Maduro regime in Venezuela. Alongside … Continue reading Another U.S. Designation of Cubans Ineligible To Enter U.S.
As explained in a prior post, in August 2019, the New York Times Magazine published what it called “The 1619 Project” to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first slaves brought to the British Colonies in North America and to “reframe American history by considering . . . 1619 as our nation’s birth year . … Continue reading Prominent Historians and New York Times Official’s Comments About The 1619 Project
On February 26, 2023, Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen, the Senior Pastor at Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church, delivered the first of his five sermons on different passages of the Lord’s Prayer. This sermon was on the first sentence (in bold) of that Prayer: ““Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, … Continue reading The Prayer Jesus Taught: “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name”
On May 12, 13 and 14, the U.S. State Department made three negative statements about Cuba. First, it listed Cuba and four other countries for “not cooperating fully” with U.S. counterterrorism efforts in 2019. Second, the U.S. identified Cuba and four other countries for allegedly creating, disseminating and amplifying disinformation and propaganda in the Western … Continue reading More Objectionable U.S. Statements About Cuba
According to the Associated Press, “Originalism is a term coined in the 1980s to describe a judicial philosophy focusing on the text of the Constitution and the Founding Fathers’ intentions in resolving legal disputes.” [1] This was a subject of the testimony of Judge Amy Coney Barrett at her recent Senate hearing about the confirmation … Continue reading Questioning Originalists and Textualists’ Interpretations of the U.S. Constitution
On June 27, 2019, Kimberly Breier, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, addressed the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Medellin, Colombia.[1] This gathering marked the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the OAS Charter and the American Declaration of Rights and Duties of Man, a document … Continue reading U.S. Comments About Cuba at the Organization of American States (OAS)
Since mid-October this blog has commented on Cuba’s arrest and detention of José Daniel Ferrer, the leader of Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU). [1] The Cuban Government had no official response to the many issues raised by this arrest and detention until November 20, when Granma, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba, … Continue reading Cuba Accuses U.S. of Using Ferrer Case To Try to Discredit Cuba
