Naturally, Castro now says The Atlantic misquoted his alleged admittance that Cuba socialism was a failure, but actions speak louder than words.
This WSJ front-pager declares "Cuba unveils huge layoffs in tilt toward free market." How that gets spun as a non-admission of model failure is beyond me, but Fidel is a master liar.
Castro can declare America bankrupt, but we did it the natural way. His version was just a willful pursuit of a known bad and corrupt strategy.
We've long known that little bro Raul wanted to start down this path years ago. Now, Castro gets to watch the dismantling of his system while still breathing air, because job creation in Cuba's tiny private sector simply won't match the need unless the system is radically redrawn.
Not everybody gets to watch their funeral, but Fidel will. No wonder he's suddenly so philosophical.