Politico's Arena, charting daily debates among policy-makers and scholars about recent moves in Washington, today tracks reactions to Obama's shift in Cuba policy.While contributors like John Kerry and Princeton professor Julian Zelizer add some fresh perspective to the discussion, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton (and prominent Twitter-er), weighs in on the debate with some, uh, "insight":
I just returned from a week traveling and working in South Africa. After 7 days of Russian vodka and Cuban cigars it is clear to me that ideological battles should not restrict the free consumption of the best our cold war opponents export. Open Cuba!Profound, embarrassing, it's all the same thing.
WAS
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