Chavismo's idea of a "primary"
It’s hard not to speculate on Maduro’s future role now that Chávez has named Francisco Ameliach in his place as candidate for governor of Carabobo. The dedo-based primary...
If it's not way-over-the-top, you're not flaunting your power properly
I’m fascinated by crazy little flash-in-the-pan controversies like the one over Capriles’s baseball hat. In case you’ve been living under a rock, two CNE directors have now weighed...
Everybody Hates Comments-via-Email
One reader puts the boot right in: You have achieved to make “CC” as boring as “Venezuelan politics and Human Rights“. Ouch! Another is more cognizant of the...
Limardo makes it clear...
After some used Ruben Limardo’s Olympic gold for their benefit, he tweeted this: The last line is key: “My medal is for everyone”. Looks like Chavez didn’t pay...
That uncomfortable feeling
A reader writes, Latin America ranks dead last among regions in the world on perceived safety in the streets, per a Gallup poll. Venezuela is the country where...
Guayana's Other Rubén
The last three years have been hard for Guayana union leader Rubén González: In August 2009, as leader of the main workers’ union at Ferrominera Orinoco, he led...
All the Self-Aggrandizement That's Fit to Print
Another anniversary, another chance for El Nacional to remind us that the one thing standing between the republic and an outright return to full-scale barbarism is…El Nacional.
Domingo Sifontes and Luis Oliveros up for another round on the gas subsidy
So after the heated controversy in the blog last week, I thought I’d invite Domingo Sifontes and Luis Oliveros to a “derecho a réplica”. Acá la tienen. En...
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