Monthly Archives: March 2007

(…a cesspool or a sewer?) Quico says: This editorial in The New Republic brings me around to a theme you’ve seen here before: the eerie parallels between George W. Bush’s and Hugo Chávez’s style of governance. The wide ideological gulf … Continue reading →

(…a cesspool or a sewer?) Quico says: This editorial in The New Republic brings me around to a theme you’ve seen here before: the eerie parallels between George W. Bush’s and Hugo Chávez’s style of governance. The wide ideological gulf … Continue reading →

Quico says: I apologize for the hiatus on CC. Truth is, I can find nothing to post about. I thought about writing a suitably alarmed post about Seniat’s regal announcement that it will implement the Constitutional Chamber’s decision on Income … Continue reading →

Quico says: I apologize for the hiatus on CC. Truth is, I can find nothing to post about. I thought about writing a suitably alarmed post about Seniat’s regal announcement that it will implement the Constitutional Chamber’s decision on Income … Continue reading →

Quico says: A consensus of sorts seems to be emerging to explain the sudden move against the Supreme Tribunal’s Constitutional Chamber. It’s based on three premises: The pretense that this whole fracas is about the Constitutional Chamber’s decision to change … Continue reading →

Quico says: I’ve been finding it more and more difficult to write about Venezuela without sounding either alarmist or flippant, (or even worse, an odd combination of the two.) It’s a sign of the times here, that’s for sure. These … Continue reading →

Quico says: I’ve been finding it more and more difficult to write about Venezuela without sounding either alarmist or flippant, (or even worse, an odd combination of the two.) It’s a sign of the times here, that’s for sure. These … Continue reading →

Quico says: For the last several years, Supreme Tribunal Magistrate Jesús Eduardo Cabrera has been Venezuela’s leading purveyor of tortured and bizarre (but always government friendly) legal interpretations. Whether it was delaying the 2004 referendum, backing the “Las Morochas” voting … Continue reading →

Quico says: For the last several years, Supreme Tribunal Magistrate Jesús Eduardo Cabrera has been Venezuela’s leading purveyor of tortured and bizarre (but always government friendly) legal interpretations. Whether it was delaying the 2004 referendum, backing the “Las Morochas” voting … Continue reading →

Quico says: The sign reads: The President and the Mayor CAME THROUGH Construction of the new building for the Pérez de León Hospital and Mother and Child Unit. Sucre Municipal Government. And yes, the concrete shell you see is the … Continue reading →

Quico says: The sign reads: The President and the Mayor CAME THROUGH Construction of the new building for the Pérez de León Hospital and Mother and Child Unit. Sucre Municipal Government. And yes, the concrete shell you see is the … Continue reading →

Quico says: A few of you have written in with questions about monetary reform. Here’s my attempt to clear things up: First off, the practice of striking zeros from a devalued currency is nothing new. France, Laos, Bolivia, Argentina and … Continue reading →

Quico says: A few of you have written in with questions about monetary reform. Here’s my attempt to clear things up: First off, the practice of striking zeros from a devalued currency is nothing new. France, Laos, Bolivia, Argentina and … Continue reading →

Quico says: Caracas Chronicles on Noticiero Digital is here. Chigüire on your dinner plate is here.

Katy says: Maria Campos came to Venezuela from her native Colombia 33 years ago, looking for a better life. She had three Venezuelan children. One of them, Nay José, 22, was a carpenter. He lived with his mom in a … Continue reading →