Censor the Beeb
Katy says: This fawning BBC photo essay about a Chávez-sponsored organic farm in the middle of Caracas is not to be missed. Like any good Islington lefty, reporter...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Complete Idiot's Monetary Policy
Quico says: Miguel wrote an excellent post on why inflation pressures are mounting in Venezuela. I liked it a lot, but it’s a bit technical. Since a picture...
National icon gangbang update...
Quico says: First Chávez banged the name of the country, slapping his political movement’s buzzword on our passports. Then he moved on to the flag and the coat...
Snapshot from Beirut
Quico says: Sadly Hugo has not yet presented me with the opportunity to add Nasrallah to my right hand column, but that isn’t stopping Hizbullah supporters in Beirut...
The impossibility of Scandal...
Quico says: Scandal is not possible in the Chávez Era. I don’t mean that there’s any shortage of scandalous behavior in the country – au contraire! – or...
One of my heroes passes...
Quico says: It’s a sad day for me: Ryszard Kapuscinski passed away in Warsaw yesterday. He was an inspiration for a generation of aspiring journalists, myself included: something...
Oil, econophobia and the staggering intellectual bankrupcy of chavismo
Quico says: Miguel points to this lovely Chávez quote… “A President shouldn’t listen to economists.” A fine sentiment, no doubt, as long as you can get away with...
Where is the oil price red line?
Quico says: As chavista radicalism escalates, and with no institutional checks left on the guy’s power, the only brakes left on the damage this government might inflict are...
Lessons in XXIst Century Socialism
Katy says: Ever since his convincing victory at the polls last December, President Lt. Crnel. Chávez has been claiming a mandate for implementing “XXIst Century Socialism.” The main...
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