Monthly Archives: June 2008

Juan Cristobal says: – After last December’s referendum defeat for Hugo Chávez, Venezuelans reached a consensus, something we don’t typically do. Whether chavista or not, we all agreed that one of the factors that hurt the government the most was … Continue reading →

Juan Cristobal says: – After last December’s referendum defeat for Hugo Chávez, Venezuelans reached a consensus, something we don’t typically do. Whether chavista or not, we all agreed that one of the factors that hurt the government the most was … Continue reading →

Quico says: Previous post withdrawn due to devastating criticism.

Juan Cristobal says: – The fight to be the sole opposition candidate for Mayor of Maracaibo has been a tawdry affair. Primero Justicia’s Juan Pablo Guanipa, a council-member and strong opponent of current chavista mayor Giancarlo Di Martino, seemed like … Continue reading →

Juan Cristobal says: – The fight to be the sole opposition candidate for Mayor of Maracaibo has been a tawdry affair. Primero Justicia’s Juan Pablo Guanipa, a council-member and strong opponent of current chavista mayor Giancarlo Di Martino, seemed like … Continue reading →

Juan Cristobal says: – The most developed nation on Earth. The most peaceful country on Earth. Insanely high life expectancy. The second-highest GDP per capita in the world. A near-absence of poverty and income inequality. These are some of the … Continue reading →

Juan Cristobal says: – The most developed nation on Earth. The most peaceful country on Earth. Insanely high life expectancy. The second-highest GDP per capita in the world. A near-absence of poverty and income inequality. These are some of the … Continue reading →

Quico says: I’ve been feeling particularly ineffective when it comes to blogging November’s state and local elections. Aside from the fact that the opposition hasn’t decided who it’s going to back where, it sure seems like there are a lot … Continue reading →

Quico says: I’ve been feeling particularly ineffective when it comes to blogging November’s state and local elections. Aside from the fact that the opposition hasn’t decided who it’s going to back where, it sure seems like there are a lot … Continue reading →

Quico says: I’ve been feeling particularly ineffective when it comes to blogging November’s state and local elections. Aside from the fact that the opposition hasn’t decided who it’s going to back where, it sure seems like there are a lot … Continue reading →

Quico says: It pains me to say it – and not just because the bastard usurped my nickname and, worse yet, misspells it – but Kico Bautista’s latest column makes more sense to me than 99% of what’s written about … Continue reading →

Quico says: It pains me to say it – and not just because the bastard usurped my nickname and, worse yet, misspells it – but Kico Bautista’s latest column makes more sense to me than 99% of what’s written about … Continue reading →

Quico says: What follows is cut-and-pasted from a recent Skype chat: Katy 6:25 PM: ¿estas? Quico 6:25 PM: epa, sí, recien regresado Katy 6:26 PM: ¿donde estabas? Quico 6:27 PM: in what, I now realize, was The Most Boring Conference … Continue reading →

Quico says: What follows is cut-and-pasted from a recent Skype chat: Katy 6:25 PM: ¿estas? Quico 6:25 PM: epa, sí, recien regresado Katy 6:26 PM: ¿donde estabas? Quico 6:27 PM: in what, I now realize, was The Most Boring Conference … Continue reading →

Katy says: – In today’s class, we will discuss current events in oil markets. – China raised fuel taxes by as much as 18 percent. Markets interpreted this as a serious move toward cooling China’s ever-growing energy demand, and fuel … Continue reading →