One of the options on the ballot for Puerto Rico’s plebiscite vote on November 5th is called sovereign free association, which is Puerto Rican independence… Read More »U.S. Military Might in the Compacts of Free Association
A plebiscite vote scheduled on November 5th, the day of the Puerto Rican general election, will provide voters with a choice between two options for… Read More »Statehood Would Decrease Taxes for Working Families in Puerto Rico
Citizens of the three independent nations that have signed Compacts of Free Association (COFAs) with the United States – Palau, the Marshall Islands and Federated… Read More »No Veterans Health Services in Free Association Countries
In an era of extreme bipartisanship, the Democrat and Republican National Conventions of 2024 appear to have uncovered at least one commonality: support for statehood… Read More »Republican and Democratic Convention Delegates Announce Support for Statehood
The loss of U.S. citizenship in a newly independent Puerto Rico is typically seen as a legal issue. Last week, a panel of experts on… Read More »U.S. Citizenship as a National Security Issue
In 1988, the Guam delegate to the U.S. Congress, Ben G. Blaz, introduced the Guam Commonwealth Act. The bill died but was reintroduced in 1994… Read More »Guam’s Quixotic Quest for “Commonwealth”
The “commonwealth” label is tricky. The term often brings to mind the British Commonwealth, a large network of former British colonies from Australia to India… Read More »What Does “Commonwealth” Even Mean?
In a recent opinion piece in The Riverdale Press, Gene Roman explains the two competing versions of the pending Puerto Rico Status Act with a… Read More »Disenfranchisement, Definitions, and Delay
Legislation pending before the U.S. Congress – The Puerto Rico Status Act (PRSA) – would authorize a new referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status. The… Read More »The Problem with “Commonwealth”
