Luisa Estela Morales, Space Cadet
The chairwoman of our Supreme Tribunal has found herself a new priority: Protecting Venezuelan outer space. “The ultraterrestrial space is one of the aspects established in our Constitution...
Mercosur Musical Chairs: Paraguay Out, Venezuela In (and it makes zero difference...)
Well, that didn’t take long: in the wake of Fernando Lugo’s quickie impeachment, Mercosur has suspended Paraguay’s membership in the trade block…which, magically, removed the one big obstacle...
Necronepotism Chronicles
I mean no disrespect at all to a brave and illustrious lady whose only misfortune was to beget an oligophrenic child but…is there any imaginable justification for a...
The Polling in Perspective
Over on his excellent Venezuelan Poll Nerd blog, YV Polis, political scientist Iñaki Sagarzazu puts the latest C21 numbers in perspective. The real take-away from me, is in his...
You loved hearing it here first
Consultores 21’s June poll has Chávez on 47.9% and Henrique Capriles on 44.5%, well within the margin of error. Standard disclaimers apply: like all polls, this is a snapshot...
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