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Almost two years after Raúl Castro took over for his ailing brother Fidel, Cuba is launching a host of economic reforms. First came the right of ordinary Cubans to own cell phones, then to buy foreign electronics, rent cars and stay in tourist hotels. Now some private farmers can till their own land. A few questions about what it all means...
...table, but the Bush Administration had a policy of not meeting one-on-one with Kim Jong Il's government, so Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice agreed Hill could meet with his North Korean counterpart only if the Chinese were there. When the Chinese didn't arrive to host the dinner in the ornate dining room of the St. Regis Beijing, Hill made the decision to go ahead anyway. That day North Korea came aboard, and two weeks later, the talks resumed...
...their system to explain how one might structure school vouchers or privatize Social Security) while protecting people from cognitive and social forces that lead them to decisions that even they would describe as poor. We are all like houseguests who eat from a bowl of cashews, then thank our host for removing the nuts so that we don't spoil our dinner...
...relatable. And he certainly shouldn’t be the main character of a recently renewed series that—in spite of the writer’s strike—will soon start its sophomore season. While cable television has certainly been home to a host of dysfunctional, even inhuman protagonists, most live life atop unusual and generally unsavory backdrops—notably, morgues, maximum-security prisons, and New Jersey.Like its big-sister show “Weeds,” though, “Californication” takes place in the well-to-do suburbs...
...only does a boycott fail to improve the plight of those affected by China’s actions, but such a step does, in fact, concretely harm the athletes themselves and the symbolism of brotherhood and harmony advanced by the Olympic Games. When Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the decision was certainly controversial, but many hoped that the pressure of international scrutiny would spur reform within the totalitarian nation. Yet even as China has constructed arenas, stadiums, and playing fields, positive steps towards a heightened respect for human rights have yet to materialize. In addition...