I am not taking my hand off of this hot stove until you say uncle!
Quico says: So, for the Nth time, Chávez has threatened to stop selling oil to the US. This was a non-story the last time it came around, and...
¿Qué pasaría en Venezuela si no existiera Globovisión?
Quico says: Nobody who reads this blog regularly could mistake us for fans of Globovisión, Venezuela’s 24-hour opposition news station. For years Katy and I have been taking...
Selecting for halabolivarianismo
Quico says: So Chávez went out to Santa Bárbara de Barinas to tour one of his revolutionary co-ops. At one point, some of the actual co-op workers got...
This can't last, it's too stupid...
Quico says: Everybody talks about how crazy Mario Silva is. Not living in Venezuela, I don’t much watch Chávez’s favorite TV talk show host. This clip, out of...
Silence is golden, words are made of lead
Quico says: You can always tell when a news story genuinely catches the chavista propaganda machine unprepared. Terrified of publishing anything that may, in retrospect, turn out to...
All your refinery are belong to us
Quico says: Exxon Mobil has obtained a series of court orders freezing up to $36 billion (no, that’s not a typo) worth of PDVSA assets in the US,...
Dial C for conscience
Katy says: Last night I went to see a grown-up movie for the first time in months, and it was a great one. Michael Clayton is a superior...
Yes, but what does the Chávez era feel like?
Quico says: If you live in Venezuela or follow it closely, you probably won’t learn anything new from Andrés Martínez’s snarky little “My Summer Vacation” piece over at...
Chávez's 4F Semiotic Mindfuck
Quico says: No, the two arm bands aren’t quite identical. Still, exactly what message was Chávez trying to send by wearing this armband on the day he announced...
My Coup's Super Sweet 16
Quico says: The anniversaries come thick-and-fast around this time of year. Sixteen years ago today, an even younger, skinnier Lieutenant Colonel showcased his commitment to Democracy by trying...
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