Monthly Archives: July 2007

Quico says: I wanted to make fun of this little rant, but on second thought, the thing satirizes itself: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has vowed to expel foreigners who publicly criticise him or his government. “No foreigner can come here … Continue reading →

Quico says: So within the last 48 hours, we’ve found out that Four years on, PDVSA still can’t figure out a way to hire enough drills to keep oil output from falling, and Chávez thinks this is a great time … Continue reading →

Quico says: So within the last 48 hours, we’ve found out that Four years on, PDVSA still can’t figure out a way to hire enough drills to keep oil output from falling, and Chávez thinks this is a great time … Continue reading →

Quico says: Over the last two posts (here and here), I’ve explained why I think the Venezuelan state should distribute all of its oil income (yes, all of it) to the population and finance itself like any normal government would: … Continue reading →

Quico says: Over the last two posts (here and here), I’ve explained why I think the Venezuelan state should distribute all of its oil income (yes, all of it) to the population and finance itself like any normal government would: … Continue reading →

Quico says: Yesterday’s post was probably too long and convoluted, so today I’ll make it as simple as I can. Everybody loves a PowerPoint, right? Here, in barest outline, is how distributing natural resource rents directly to people would change … Continue reading →

Quico says: Yesterday’s post was probably too long and convoluted, so today I’ll make it as simple as I can. Everybody loves a PowerPoint, right? Here, in barest outline, is how distributing natural resource rents directly to people would change … Continue reading →

Quico says: Everybody knows Jesus of Nazareth wasn’t from Nazareth at all: he was born in a barn in Bethlehem. But what on earth was Mary doing gallivanting around Galilee nine-months pregnant? Luke’s gospel explains the Romans had ordered everyone … Continue reading →

Quico says: Everybody knows Jesus of Nazareth wasn’t from Nazareth at all: he was born in a barn in Bethlehem. But what on earth was Mary doing gallivanting around Galilee nine-months pregnant? Luke’s gospel explains the Romans had ordered everyone … Continue reading →

Quico says: It’s great to run into a film about Venezuela that sets the politics to one side and focuses on the way the society actually works. Caracas: De informele stad (Caracas: The informal city) was made by VPRO, the … Continue reading →

Quico says: Katy and I are both out of town for the rest of the week. See y’all Monday.

Katy says: It’s a beautiful Saturday in Caracas, and I’m standing on the shoulder of the Cota Mil, because the cab I was riding in just broke down. I begin to panic, sure I’m about to get kidnapped, expecting my … Continue reading →

Katy says: It’s a beautiful Saturday in Caracas, and I’m standing on the shoulder of the Cota Mil, because the cab I was riding in just broke down. I begin to panic, sure I’m about to get kidnapped, expecting my … Continue reading →

Quico says: So, Finance Minister Rodrigo Cabezas finally figured out that if you prime the pump long enough, the thing just breaks. In a rare outbreak of economic common sense, he announced that the government plans to fight inflation by … Continue reading →

Quico says: So, Finance Minister Rodrigo Cabezas finally figured out that if you prime the pump long enough, the thing just breaks. In a rare outbreak of economic common sense, he announced that the government plans to fight inflation by … Continue reading →