History is Passing
This is the year of the impossibles, the nevers, and the surprises. The who-would-have-thought-its, and the it'll-never-happens. From Brexit, to the Colombian peace accord, to (oh, God!) Trump, and now to Fidel Castro. I seem to be waking up this year to hearing momentous announcements on the morning radio. This year seems to want to be writ ten about in history books one day. Turning points are scattered all over the cal endar ; the latest, the end of an era that has lasted almost sixty years. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Communism has been whittled down to just a few states; North Korea, Vietn am, China, and Cuba. Of those, Vietnam and China have evolved into a type of capitalist communism. Cuba has been th e last to begin the evolution. North Korea is stuck in a time warp, and probably will be for a while. Now, where that evolution can lead after the death of the Commandante that led the fight against the tyrannical Batista , is a mystery. I ha ve mixed ...