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Chip Rolley

‘PEN: The Castro Paradox’ by Chip Rolley

October 2004, no. 265 11 November 2024
Living in Shanghai late last year, I found myself one evening around a banquet table with a large group of expats – writers, journos, academics – in one of the city’s pricier Chinese restaurants. I don’t remember how the conversation steered toward Cuba and Castro, but, before long, there were coos of admiration and toasts to the hero of the Cuban revolution. ... (read more)