Road to 16-D Update
The final list of candidates for the December 16th regional elections, where we will elect Governors and State legislatures, is out. Even though Chavismo and the MUD are...
Another milestone for the revolution
The World Bank’s “Doing Business 2013” report just came out. It measures the favorability of different countries toward business, by putting together a series of indicators such as...
The majority is coming for ... your kids?
On the heels of a massive landslide, what does the ruling majority want? Well, none other than do away with private education as we know it. The government...
Other Voiceless
I don’t think I’m the only one going through this but, over the last couple of weeks, I’ve found it harder and harder to write. It’s a disorienting...
The perfect campaign
Last Friday, I was honored to be mentioned (twice, no less) in the Op-Ed pages of El Universal, one of Caracas’ main newspapers. I thank Miguel Ángel Santos...
SIDOR is in free fall
Poor, poor SIDOR. It has been a rough week for the State-owned iron and steel company: cargo handlers have been on strike, third-party workers insist on joining the...
Police deployment chronicles
The Bolivarian National Police is slowly expanding its operations around the country. This week, 880 agents of the PNB will start patrolling in Carabobo State, with special attention...
If only we could be as efficient as the soviets...
The new “efficiency” drive recently announced by the comandante presidente was looking for a symbol to recognize and represent the excellence that the Chavernment wants its workers to...
Luis Pedro's Turn of Phrase
It’s not easy to think up ways to infuse life into the tired old political economy discussion we’ve been having since the 1930s, but Luis Pedro España manages...
On the necessity of a need
As tweet after tweet comes and goes discussing the need to go and vote on December 16th, an important question looms large in the minds of disillusioned opposition...
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