Random chavista paper makes stuff up, Juan gets tangled up
So Juan got a bit tangled in the weird round of allegations and denials about the Venezuelan football team’s supposed – but false – troubles getting a U.S....
U.S. Embassy inserts cleat in mouth (UPDATE: I'm the one with the cleat in his mouth)
Venezuela’s love affair with its national soccer team is strong and growing. The President, the opposition, the media … everyone loves the Vinotinto. Some days, we think it’s...
Extra! Extra! Nepotist writes speech, makes us splash it on the front page of his paper!
What do you call someone who makes the paper he edits run his own speeches as front-page news? Il hacko di tutti i hacki? Folks, El Nacional editor Miguel...
The Santos Luzardo Moment
Sitting here in the comfort of my Montreal apartment and the security of my Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation-protected bank account, it’s a wee bit uncomfortable for me to...
Will that include the math books?
The Minister for Science and Technology is promising a series of events to sell school supplies with savings of up to 130%. Really. [Hat tip: the other CC.]
Expediente por expediente...
…idle thought: is Iris Varela personally going to go through the files of each of the 15,000 or so prison inmates she intends to let loose on Venezuelan...
Iris, unfiltered
Iris Varela’s plan to deal with prison overcrowding by simply freeing 40% of the prison population is nice and all, but … aren’t judges supposed to be the ones...
They bark, Sancho... (Updated)
For the life of me, I can’t remember the last time an obscure, hard-to-understand decision by the opposition unleashed the torrent of invective that has been foaming from...
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