Something to read en la cola
Caracas’ traffic for beginners: my latest for Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog.
So long, Noticias 24 (Updated)
Noticias 24 used to be the news aggregator of choice for all things Venezuela. One small click and you could find out a lot about what was going...
Desperation (Updated)
The picture above shows the Venezuelan Independence Day Military parade. “Corazón Venezolano” is the campaign slogan for Hugo Chávez’s re-election. How is this not a bigger scandal? (HT:...
A Paraguayan Look at the Paraguayan Crisis
Paraguayan congressman Sebastian Acha is, if nothing else, a very good writer: No se ha coartado la libertad de prensa, las FFAA no salieron de los cuarteles, la...
The bastardization of our Independence Day
The 201st Anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence is just the kind of date for taking a deep breath and thinking about our national identity,...
The Empire that didn't bark
You’d think the Chavernment would be thrilled over the invisibility of the gringos in the Paraguayan crisis, wouldn’t you? Alas no…
Home, in five senses
1. “Señores pasajeros, bienvenidos al Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita de Maracaibo.” I’m flying home for five days of family events. As I am leaving the plane, I brace myself...
Nada que ver, TVes...
TVes, the rushed replacement for RCTV after the latter was shut down, is finally admitting that things didn’t go according to plan (if there was any) in their...
The Ombudsman declares war... on exotic smoking pipes
People’s Ombudsman (and former PSUV deputy) Gabriela Ramírez has taken the initiative for once and stop her usual routine of blaming everything on the IV Republic. She asked...
Fox Suspends Henhouse from Mercosur Pending Democracy Restoration
Well, we know one place Nicolás Maduro will not be seeking asylum when chavismo loses power… Update: Is Maduro planning to make a statement about this?! Jesus!
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