BlackBerry Nation
Quico says: So I flew into Maiquetía yesterday and man, what a let down. Not one dirty look, or extra check or even the vaguest hint of intimidation....
Mad with Power Chronicles
Quico says: I swear when I first heard that Chávez wanted to do a 96-hour marathon version of Aló, presidente to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary on the...
Radicalism and its consequences
Juan Cristóbal says: – In the last few months, the Chávez administration has gone into overdrive radicalism. Whether it’s the forced takeover of vast sectors of the economy,...
Cubanization is a process, not an event
Quico says: A year ago, when I went to Caracas, it seemed as if everyone I met had a single thing on their minds – Cadivi. Every conversation...
The Buffoon Meme
Quico says: Here’s a sobering thought: it’s a good bet that this month worldwide many more people have heard about Hugo Chávez giving a state-produced cel phone a...
Oligarcas Temblad!
Quico says: So, there’s an earthquake. It wakes you up. You turn on the TV and see a report about it. What do you think is more likely...
Crafting a Chavista Court
Quico says: Five years ago today, the court-packing Organic Statute of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice came into effect. As I’ve recently discussed, I think that event should...
Así, así, así es que se gobierna...
Quico says: So you want to know how a minimally responsible petrostate elite might manage the oil industry’s boom-and-bust cycle? Go ask the Norwegians. Facing a worldwide slump...
Government eats itself
Juan Cristobal says: – The Chávez administration has been gobbling up everything in sight at such a pace, it’s actually nationalizing itself now! The Banco Industrial de Venezuela...
Periodization
Quico says: My guess now is that when the historians of the future come to periodize the Chávez era, they’ll settle on something like: December 1998 – November...
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