El problema es saber cómo quererlo sin que se arreche
Quico says: Once every long while, a piece in Spanish strikes me as so incisive, so well-judged, so indispensable, that I’ll bit the bullet and translate the thing....
Electoral headaches
Juan Cristobal says: – Possible scenarios, even if we win the vote on the Constitutional Amendment. Scenario 1: As explained here, Chavez loses the Referendum. Three months later,...
"Fascist" is the new "pitiyanqui"
Quico says: I sometimes think you could write a history of the Chávez era just by tracking the buzzwords Chávez has used over the years to deride his...
When Quico met Arianna
Juan Cristobal says: – Let’s give a big shout-out to our very own Quico, who is now blogging about Venezuela in The Huffington Post’s new “World” section. Read...
Bits & pieces
Juan Cristobal says: – A few disjointed bits of information on the transfer of regional power from chavismo to opposition mayors and governors. – I’ve been talking to...
My oil minister went to Cairo, and all I got was a lousy Constitutional Amendment
Juan Cristobal says: – One has to wonder if the decision to recklessly plunge ahead with the Constitutional Amendment had anything to do with the disastrous emergency OPEC...
The Chávez Minority
Quico says: Here’s one to mull: What kind of person votes for a PSUV candidate for governor, but not on the PSUV ticket? It’s a question that’ll be...
Marta, my muse
“I don’t believe that democratic chavismo in any way agrees with these tactics, but the important thing is that they try to prevent such attacks.” -Marta Colomina, sounding...
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