I yesterday focused on Cuba and America's vision of Manifest Destiny. Coincidentally, I saw a Quora contribution about Stanford University, which I will insert later. As, in my memory, I can still vividly recall how I almost went to Cuba when I was at Stanford, I thought I'd see how these two entities are connected. I began by asking Google AI about the two. Stanford University has a direct academic and research connection with Cuba primarily through The Cuba Observatory, [ 1 ] the Center for Latin American Studies. Specific connections and initiatives include: The Cuba Observatory: This academic initiative is affiliated with Stanford's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLAS). It brings together scholarship, media, and public research to analyze Cuba's socio-economic, political, and cultural landscape. Visiting Professorships: Stanford frequently hosts Cuban scholars, such as Dr. Ernesto DomÃnguez López from the University of Havana, who served...
This is May 20, with a dozen more postings left this month, and the number of readers for the month has already passed one million. Today will break the daily record of 180,000. These numbers only include the original version of this blog. I can add readers from the new site, which is the same as the old, but looks different. So, for those new visitors, welcome to SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY. The title of this blog came from two of my books, SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth and SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Humanity. Cuba is back in the news today. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche today announced the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro and five others, an action that a Florida jury took last month on charges of conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals. Will the U.S. kidnap Castro like we did to Venezulela President Nicolas Madura? Incidentally, running Venezuala is former vice-president Delcy Rodriguez, who President Dona...