HAVANA–To be in Cuba during the uproar over the plight of Élian González is to understand exactly how and why United States policy toward that island has failed for almost 40 years. Whatever the suffering Cubans may feel about their bearded leader, many of them clearly resent the idea that a son can be taken Read More
As soon as it can get the technical hiccups out of its system, the New York Stock Exchange will commence after-hours trading next year. It is but a matter of time before the stock market will, like Las Vegas, be taking bets around the clock. Then day will be night and night will be day Read More
Duke Ellington liked to introduce his 1970 extended work, Afro-Euroasian Eclipse , by saying, “The whole world is going Oriental.” On stage at last month’s Jazz at Lincoln Center concert, Wynton Marsalis could have argued that the whole jazz scene is going Latin. Instead, he let his playing speak for itself-a nifty version of the Read More
