Political philosopher Chris Bertram (Bristol) offers some sensible observations about Cuba on the occasion of Castro's retirement, observations that wouldn't be remotely controversial in most of the world. But since Professor Bertram's blog also interacts, in some measure, with the right-wing American blogosphere, the reactions from the undereducated and suitably indoctrinated has been predictable.
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