Free Republic

"Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes," English poet John Donne famously wrote. In his death, Fidel Castro may finally achieve the foolish dream of communism: full equality. He certainly didn't achieve it in his life, despite his policy of murder, torture and mass starvation. Castro, like all other tin-pot dictators, was always happy to reap the benefits of dictatorship while his people suffered its pains. This week, Castro handed the reins of power over to his brother, Raul. Reportedly, 79-year-old Fidel is suffering from "a sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding that...