by Rick Lowe

I met Deroy Murdock several years ago at an Atlas Economic Research Foundation event in Virginia.

I remember enjoying a couple conversations with him, particularly one luncheon when we sat together.

He has roots in the Caribbean, Jamaica if I remember correctly, and he has a great sense of humour with a strong dose of common sense that comes through in his writing.

After Fidel. How to bring Cuba back into the civilized world was written in August 2006 when speculation was rife about Castro’s illness…no death.

Here’s a brief excerpt:

Castro never explains how the U.S. embargo spawns his country’s woes when Cuba may import whatever it wants from Asia, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. The trouble is that the Cuban economy wheezes like an asthmatic during a smog alert. Nonetheless, the embargo gives Castro a handy whipping boy for his multifarious failings. If Washington will not end this counterproductive policy today, it certainly should do so as soon as Castro kicks the bucket.

Read the entire article by clicking here.

I particularly like his closing line.