Good morning from Washington, where policymakers keep a close watch on popular demands for freedom in Cuba. Heritage Foundation scholar Mike Gonzalez, co-author of a new commentary on the unrest, joins the podcast to assess. Fred Lucas talks with a prominent Cuban dissident and reports on how the Biden administration’s initial reaction disappoints Florida’s two senators. The protests in the Caribbean nation highlight what’s good about America, Jarrett Stepman writes. Plus: Katrina Trinko on the left’s misplaced admiration for the tactics of Texas Democrats. Eight years ago today, Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza first uses the now-familiar phrase in a Facebook post criticizing the acquittal in the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.