Slate's take on the island and its maximum leader.

"The Eighteenth Brumaire of the Castro Dynasty:Cuba's military coup marks the end of the revolutionary era," by Christopher Hitchens. Posted Monday, Aug. 7, 2006.

"The Man in Havana: How has Fidel Castro stayed in power so long?" by Ian Bremmer. Posted Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006.

"Democratic Cuba: Why Bush isn't bringing it any closer," by Jacob Weisberg. Posted Friday, June 3, 2005.

"Free at Last!: What Raúl Rivero's release from prison means for Cuba," by Paul Berman. Posted Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004.

"Scavenger Hunt: E. Howard Hunt talks about Guatemala, the Bay of Pigs, and what really happened to Che," by A.L. Bardach. Posted Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004.

"The Cult of Che: Don't applaud The Motorcycle Diaries," by Paul Berman. Posted Friday, Sept. 24, 2004.

"The Cuban Baseball Crisis: The world finds Cuba's quest for gold easy to ignore," by Josh Levin. Posted Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004.

"Welcome to Cuba's Gulag: A weeklong journal of a journalist in Cuba," by Eric Umansky. Posted Aug. 2-5, 2004.

"Fidel and Me: Cuba's maximum leader drafts Chatterbox," by Timothy Noah. Posted Thursday, July 29, 2004.

"Oliver Stone's Twist: Is the director's latest film soft on Castro?" by A.L. Bardach. Posted Wednesday, April 14, 2004.