With all that has been written about the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act, it was interesting to see the Miami Herald's editorial page take on the issue. Unfortunately, it was a colossal whiff. The basic message: yes, we've argued for years that we want more people-to-people contacts with Cuba, since that will be good for democracy. But we don't really want it just now, when our hotel rooms are empty because of the recession.

And we're trying to export free market ideas to Cuba?