Shutting the stable door after the horse has already been wounded, dragged out of an irrigation ditch, beaten, sodomized, shot and embalmed...
Muralista del 23 de enero…¡nunca cambies!
Del apuro solo queda...
The Gran Mision Vivienda Venezuela, the Chavernment’s house-building program, is going into overdrive right before the election. Of course, unintended consequences come along any rushed process, like workplace...
Bolívar Pogrom
It’s good to see the Supreme Tribunal wrestling with the truly consequential challenges of our time: A las bóvedas de los museos deben ir a parar las obras...
Cara e' Tabla Fraud
A reader points out a gap in my Stealth Fraud/Open Fraud framework. Call it the Cara e’ Tabla Fraud. Just picture it: After a night of wild speculation,...
Bolivar's face belongs to some French guy
Since its unveiling to the world, the new 3D version of Simon Bolivar’s face has equally benefited the Chaverment’s media machinery and average Venezuelan buhoneros. Days ago, a...
Our prisons, somehow, are getting more violent
I don’t like to let too much time pass on this blog between reminders of the premiere human rights issue in Venezuela today. Fourteen months after the creation...
Ad War Update, ctd.
First up, the Capriles camp foregrounds the buenas vibras at his rallies all across the country with a musical theme heavy on optimism. Then, the Chavez camp brings...
Conviasa needs those Brazilian planes ASAP
Last week it was Aserca’s turn, this week it’s state-carrier Conviasa. One of its planes was about to take off from Valera’s airport to Maiquetia when the take-off was...
Investing Venezuelan oil profits, one crash at a time
Pastor Maldonado’s latest achievement, brought to you by PDVSA: Crashing a Formula 1 car at Los Proceres. As a reader quips, “You can’t make that shit up. PSUV’s...
Your typical Venezuelan highway
Recent events forced me to travel more than once to Valencia and Puerto Cabello ON the main highway that connects Lara, Yaracuy and Carabobo. As you can see...
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