A National Hurricane Center photo montage showing the path of Hurricane Ike, 2008.
My latest article, called "Cuba, Nothwithstanding" is now available online and in the stores, thanks to the good people at the Washington Monthly. Here's the teaser:
President Obama doesn't necessarily need Congress's support to lift the trade embargo on Cuba. Under the right conditions, he could lift it unilaterally, if he were so inclined. And those conditions are dictated by, of all things, the weather.