An (dis)empowerment proxy
Quico says: Empowerment. Chavismo gives the poor the tools they need to gain mastery over their own lives, to realize the possibilities open to them and to seize...
The Paradox of Politization
Quico says: Chávez has politicized everything. But chavismo is scared of politics. Chavismo dramatically expands the political domain, injecting politics into every nook and crevice of daily life....
Real appreciation for dummies
Quico says: Economists are constantly going on about the bolivar’s “overvaluation,” about the horrors of “real appreciation,” and the way it “erodes competitiveness in the manufacturing sector.” This...
Hey Hugo, spare a thought for this kid
Katy says: Blogging is an interesting hobby. Sometimes it’s hard to get worked about about anything in particular, but other times, some new development causes such indignation that...
XXIst Century Dutch disease
Katy says: The latest GDP growth figures from the Venezuelan Central Bank are out , and they seem to confirm what is quickly becoming the conventional wisdom on...
Schemelfreude
Quico says: According to the latest Hinterlaces poll, two out of three Venezuelans disagree with the proposal for indefinite re-election, and four out of five (including a majority...
Getting out while you can
Katy says: “I think what everyone is hoping is that they’ll get expropriated.” Manuel’s words surprised me, to say the least. “Why would you say that?” I ask....
The Comments Section Diaspora
Quico says: So y’all still occasionally give me shit about shutting down the comments section here. It’s a decision I struggled with for years (no, literally, years), and...
The Stockholm Syndrome of the 21st Century
or:An open letter to Julia Buxton… Dear Julia, I read your piece on OpenDemocracy.net and felt I should respond. I didn’t agree with much of what you had...
How many damn horsemen are there in this apocalypse, anyway?
Quico says: Here’s a crushingly obvious but seldom made observation about chavismo’s decision to shut down RCTV: the claim that the move is about the station’s coupsterism in...
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