In the 1980s, while employed by a major U.S. air carrier, I took advantage of my access to worldwide travel and visited many unique locations. Among the locations off the beaten path I visited were Eastern Europe and the island of Cuba. At the time, both were under control of the slowly crumbling Soviet Union. In Eastern Europe, I traveled to Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia. I found the people very friendly and welcoming - in spite of the "U.S. military buildup" that President Reagan had overseen since his election in 1980. I also found CNN in my hotel rooms. Reagan...