Obama, Cuba and the Fierce Urgency of Now

Something seems to have happened to President Barack Obama as he begins his final two years in office. Instead of being intimidated by the prospect of Republican Party control of both chambers of Congress beginning in January, the president seems unhindered and in some ways politically liberated, eager to strike out on his own after years of battles with Republicans in Congress. The latest example was the president’s surprise announcement to reopen diplomatic ties with Cuba, a radical...

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