In praise of Blogging the Revolution “Caracas Chronicles has been an indispensable source of lucidity and perspective in these turbulent times in Venezuela. Toro and Nagel have been right on target, without pretending to be ludicrously impartial; they have been able to rise above polarization, trying hard to make sense of an often implausible reality. Blogging the Revolution shows them at their best. If you are not already a fan, you will become one.”
- Francisco J. Monaldi, RFK Visiting Professor at Harvard Kennedy School and Director, Center on Energy at IESA in Caracas.
Can we thank the Cuban influence for the distinctly 20th century tinpot dictatorship sense of ceremony? I can’t remember the last time I saw an important statement using a newspaper to date it or using paper as a teleprompter.
Very 1970s.
And one has to ask where in Cuba there is actually a depiction of Bolivar’s mixed race alter ego on the wall too…