One obstacle to a permanent political status for Puerto Rico is the myth of “commonwealth.” The story that “commonwealth” is a political status separate from… Read More »Should Future Plebiscites Include “Commonwealth”?
Net migration from Puerto Rico has been high in recent decades since population hit 3.8 million in 2000. According to Pew Research, 381,000 more people… Read More »Would Independence Lead to a Puerto Rico Exodus?
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is the annual bill that authorizes spending for defense in the United States. The 2026 version is a 3,086-page… Read More »How Does the NDAA Affect Puerto Rico?
Bad Bunny was Spotify’s most-streamed global artist in 2025 with 19.8 billion streams. His newest album was the most-streamed album of the year, too. Bad… Read More »Bad Bunny Tops Spotify Charts Again
The current military buildup in Puerto Rico is causing consternation over growing militarization in the U.S. territory. Among those complaining are a small group of… Read More »Free Association and Militarization
About half of all the nations in the world allow dual citizenship. The citizens of these countries can also be citizens of another country. In… Read More »Bill Seeks to End Dual Citizenship
Puerto Rico has a long and proud tradition of U.S. military service, stretching back before the annexation of Puerto Rico by the United States, and… Read More »U.S. Military Buildup in Puerto Rico Continues
Although a few bills have been introduced in Congress over the past 125 years seeking independence for Puerto Rico, almost all of these bills died… Read More »Did Eisenhower Offer Independence to Puerto Rico?
A hoax once claimed that Puerto Rico costs the United States government $617 billion each year. In fact, the federal government provides about $27.8 billion… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Federal Benefits
