Annals of historical name-changing
The new Chavista governor of Mérida Alexis Ramírez has decided to roll up his sleeves and do some serious work, with the help of the State Legislature (controlled...
The crowded bandwagon (cont)
Note: Long-time reader Dago takes the Torres/Monaldi/Morales/Rodríguez proposal for handing out oil rents to citizens and then taxing them, and frames it in an interesting, approachable way. He...
All Roads Lead to Repression
Here’s a thought someone put in my inbox – and a good one. The major paradox of the Chávez era is what you might call the Case of...
A timely reminder
This nifty BBC interactive feature serves as a timely reminder: gasoline in Venezuela isn’t so much “cheap” as it is, for all intents and purposes, free. [Hat tip:...
Hugo Chávez, darling of Wall Street
Bloomberg’s Ye Xie and Nathan Crooks have a very interesting article profiling the cozy relationship between Hugo Chávez and his bondholders. They make the case that, in spite...
Games people play
When the final chapter in chavismo is written (and I’m one of the few that think this will happen sooner than most think) one of its most glaring...
Uribana is closed, but the crisis isn't over
After officially acknowledging the death of 58 people in the violent events of January 25th, Prisons Minister Iris Varela ordered the transfer of Uribana Prison’s remaining inmates to...
The Savage Discourse Revisited
It’s been eight years since I translated the passages below from the classic (if too-little-read) book by Merideño philosopher/poet J.M. Briceño Guerrero, but I still sporadically go back...
The bandwagon is getting crowded
Long-time readers know extorres, our frequent (yet annoyingly anonymous) commenter who has been pushing the direct distribution of oil wealth for a loooong time. Today, the Wall Street...
Local elections to be postponed (Updated)
The CNE is set to announce that the date for the already-delayed municipal elections is to be moved again, this time from May 26th to July 14th. The...
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