Venirán...pero, ¿será que después se devolvirán?
Quico says: So, in this era of participatory and protagonic democracy, what would happen to you if you flat out refused to discuss a labor contract with the...
The View from Your Window: Perth
Perth, Australia Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame is visible, and...
Merentes's line in the sand gets washed away by the very first wave
Quico says: There’s one thing monetary authorities need more than anything else: credibility. When a Central Bank chief commits to a policy goal, he has to make sure...
Off Target
Quico says: The imbecilities of Venezuela’s Foreign Exchange Control Regime just keep piling up one on top of another, accumulating in layers that some future archeologist of macroeconomic...
Apples and Oranges: A Parable of Distorsiolandia
Quico says: OK, time for a thought experiment/parable. Welcome to Distorsiolandia, a land of simple rural folk where everyone works in agriculture. Distorsiolandia’s economy is so simple, in...
The view from your window: Olanthe
Olanthe, Kansas, USA. 6:25 PM. Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame...
"I'll have a second serving of crazy please"
Juan Cristóbal says: – We’ve discussed the insanity of the government’s recent bond extravaganza here and here. The great Miguel summarizes the whole carnival here. What does the...
This socialism thing is hard!
Juan Cristóbal says: – “It’s hard to build socialism in this country.” Wise words coming from the mouth of chavista apparatchik Aristóbulo Istúriz. Socialism is hard, he claims,...
The Bonos Soberanos Scam for Dummies
Quico says: Oh goody…an excellent excuse to make some powerpoint slides! And just keep in mind, while this is happening, the government is shutting down panaderías and auto...
Chavista porn
Juan Cristóbal says: – Our chavista readers complain that all our blog does is talk smack about the government nonstop. That’s a fair criticism, so I decided to...
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