The problem with youth
Is this a good thing? Chavistas seem to think so. I think not. Where chavismo sees youth and fresh faces, I see inexperienced, untested candidates that will not...
Living with your parents...forever...
The reason is in the numbers. Venezuela’s population grows by 450,000 people each and every year, and the country faces a massive challenge housing them all. Figure you...
The The candidates so far - what do you know about them?
Tal Cual publishes another list of candidates, with a breakdown of where the districts are located. As opposed to Panorama, this one includes some of the opposition’s "list"...
Panorama of the candidates (Updated)
Panorama, my hometown newspaper, usually isn’t worth the paper it’s written on – particularly so today, when they have yet to issue a correction for mistakenly claiming Yon...
Dear Yon (Update: Dear Mario!)
I am, of course, in no position to judge what the hell happened between Yon Goicoechea and the leadership of Primero Justicia. I don’t even know for a...
What empires?
A few weeks ago, Fr. Luis Ugalde published a searing op-ed in El Nacional blasting those wanting to re-write history. His main point? When Venezuelan leaders talk about...
Putting our militias in their proper context
The AP has an interesting on-site story about the Bolivarian militias’ boot camp. The group’s increasing (and increasingly unjustified) anti-Americanism struck me as misplaced. But mostly, I was struck...
Teodoro the Wrong
For the past 10 years, Teodoro Petkoff has helmed the consistently impresive daily, Tal Cual. In the process, Petkoff has evolved from the opposition’s enfant terrible to its moral compass....
The view from your electric bill: Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela -
Seems like the COL (Costa Oriental del Lago, for all you non-zulianos) gets a nice deal on electricity: between 1 and 2 US cents per kWh, depending on...
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