Dear G20, Please Stop Buying Our Oil...
Quico says: My latest piece in the Guardian’s Comment is Free site is now up. (Notice: 500 words, and not one of them is “Chávez”!) The comments thread...
Dear Nobel Prize for Economics Selection Committee: Your Search Ends Here
Quico says: In a feat of unparalleled economic mastery yesterday, Hugo Chávez proposed a new international currency to be backed by underground oil reserves: the Petro. Canadian Prime...
A nice demonstration of her skills
Juan Cristobal says: – Everyone knows Venezuelan women are beautiful and win lots of pageants. Like populists and ball players, beauty queens are one of those things that...
Ñapa Valley
Quico says: One source that’s quickly becoming a must-read for me is Política de Ñapa: Hernán Lugo Galicia’s PSUV gossip blog in El Nacional. Lets be clear here:...
Deep thought
Quico says: Rama Vyasulu is the Gordo Antonini of 2009. Update: Confused by this whole story? The Wall Street Journal explains it from start to finish.
Así! Así! Así es que se bloguea!
Quico says: You’ve heard of Bad Hair Days? Well Miguel Octavio had a Good Blog Day yesterday. A very Good Blog Day. I love it when the blog...
Panic in the Swap Market
Quico says: I’ll own up, I have no idea what the hell is happening in the bolivar swap market. Some prominent Caracas exchange operators have stopped trading altogether...
Choices, choices, choices...
Quico says: Now that el jefe has announced that there isn’t enough money to go around this year, it stands to reason that any spending increase has to...
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