Crazy Polar Bear Chronicles
[Note: My usual policy is to steer well clear of non-Venezuelan subjects…we’ll be stretching that rule in this post.] Quico says: There are local elections in Britain tomorrow....
Binge and purge
Quico says: It’s official: the inhabilitación binge will be matched by a PSUV purge. In a weird kind of political murder-suicide, chavismo is not just disqualifying key oppo...
The false promise of food security
Katy says: When Chávez first came to power, one of the things he asked to include in the Constitution was the concept of “food security.” The country’s ability...
Rent-seeking as a Livelihood Strategy
Quico says: Thinking about the way the New Political Class has looted the proceeds from our current oil boom, it’s hard to contain a certain moralistic rage. We...
The calm before the storm
Katy says: Just how strong is Chávez these days? The answer is not so obvious. If you judge by the opposition conventional wisdom, he’s at the helm of...
Compare and Contrast
Chávez says: “My opinion has always been – and I still hold this – that the new National School Curriculum should not be called ‘bolivarian’ because that word...
Another one bites the dust
Quico says: Another guilty plea in the unending saga that is Illegally – Diverting – Venezuelan – Public – Money – to – Illegally – Fund – Cristina...
The Trouble with ALBA
Quico says: Turns out it’s not only Venezuelans who are finding out that taking Hugo Chávez’s promises at face value can be a problematic strategy going forward… Venezuela’s...
Piñata! Piñata!
Bloomberg says: Venezuela plans to sell $3 billion of dollar-denominated bonds to local investors, the latest move in a push to shore up the currency in the black...
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