Monthly Archives: August 2007

Katy says: Both Quico and I are traveling. Check back here next week for more fun under the sun.

Katy says: Both Quico and I are traveling. Check back here next week for more fun under the sun.

Katy says: This article by The Guardian on Chávez’s tirade against the newspaper in Aló, Presidente is priceless. The dry English wit drips off the (web)page. Rory Carroll, “Aló Presidente – Episode 291: When Chávez Reclaimed Las Malvinas,” The Guardian, … Continue reading →

Katy says: This article by The Guardian on Chávez’s tirade against the newspaper in Aló, Presidente is priceless. The dry English wit drips off the (web)page. Rory Carroll, “Aló Presidente – Episode 291: When Chávez Reclaimed Las Malvinas,” The Guardian, … Continue reading →

Quico says: In a morbid, quasi-masochistic kind of way, it’s intriguing to think through some of the bits of the 1999 constitution Chávez forgot to mess with in the last minute dash to finish his reform proposal. I mean, it … Continue reading →

Quico says: In a morbid, quasi-masochistic kind of way, it’s intriguing to think through some of the bits of the 1999 constitution Chávez forgot to mess with in the last minute dash to finish his reform proposal. I mean, it … Continue reading →

The continuation in authority of the same individual has frequently been the end of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential in popular systems, because nothing is so dangerous as allowing a single citizen to remain in power for a long … Continue reading →

Quico says: I’m frankly disheartened by the way the debate on Constitutional Reform has gone so far. The Opposition has decided to focus on an abstract, procedural and ultimately doomed call for the reform proposal to be voted on article-by-article … Continue reading →

Quico says: I’m frankly disheartened by the way the debate on Constitutional Reform has gone so far. The Opposition has decided to focus on an abstract, procedural and ultimately doomed call for the reform proposal to be voted on article-by-article … Continue reading →

Quico says: I’m frankly disheartened by the way the debate on Constitutional Reform has gone so far. The Opposition has decided to focus on an abstract, procedural and ultimately doomed call for the reform proposal to be voted on article-by-article … Continue reading →

Katy says: Article 345 of Venezuela’s Constitution says: “The Constituional Reform project approved by the National Assembly will be submitted to a referendum within the thirty days following its approval. The referendum will be about the reform in its totality, … Continue reading →

Katy says: In the past few months, the Venezuelan government has dramatically increased its threats against private health-care providers, repeatedly attacking them for “fleecing” the public and for illegally jacking up prices. Hardly a day goes by without a new … Continue reading →

Katy says: In the past few months, the Venezuelan government has dramatically increased its threats against private health-care providers, repeatedly attacking them for “fleecing” the public and for illegally jacking up prices. Hardly a day goes by without a new … Continue reading →

Katy says: This is the Venezuelan Embassy in Peru, as it used to look: This is the same Embassy, as it currently stands: Hmmmm…why on earth would Peruvians think such a government would use relief for earthquake victims to score … Continue reading →

Katy says: This is the Venezuelan Embassy in Peru, as it used to look: This is the same Embassy, as it currently stands: Hmmmm…why on earth would Peruvians think such a government would use relief for earthquake victims to score … Continue reading →