Jeff Jacoby, JD Biography
- Title:
- Op-Ed columnist for the Boston Globe
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo against Cuba?"
- Reasoning:
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“Some 2.4 million tourists visited Cuba last year, more than 800,000 of them Canadians. For that matter, tens of thousands of Americans make it to Cuba each year, despite the restrictions. Yet for all that exposure to foreign citizens, money, and ideas, the power of the Castro brothers is undiminished.
The travel ban and embargo have not ended Cuba’s misery, but lifting them unilaterally will only make that misery worse. Rewarding the dictators who keep Cuba in chains is not the way to set Cubans free.”
“Lift Embargo on Cuba? Not So Fast,” Boston Globe, Aug. 25, 2010
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Op-Ed columnist, Boston Globe, 1994-present
- Board member, Ford Hall Forum
- Recipient, Thomas Paine Award, Institute for Justice, 2004
- Recipient, Breindel Prize, 1999
- Chief editorial writer, Boston Herald, 1987-1994
- Former political commentator, WBUR-FM
- Former host, Talk of New England television program
- Assistant to Dr. John Silber, president of Boston University., 1985-1987
- Deputy manager of Raymond Shamie’s senatorial campaign, 1984
- Former attorney, Baker & Hostetler, 1983-1984
- Education:
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- JD, Boston University School of Law, 1983
- BA, George Washington University, 1979
- Other:
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- Twitter handle: @Jeff_Jacoby
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo against Cuba?