An allegory of domestic bliss with a dark, dark ending...
Venezuela right now is like a marriage where the wife, let’s call her Populus, has only partial information about the financial affairs of her husband, let’s call him...
Conservative anti-imperialism
In Foreign Affairs, Javier Corrales coins a term I had not heard before: “conservative anti-imperialism.” It describes Chávez’s approach to relations with the US: antagonistic, but not that...
Chávez owes his re-election to the people
I mean, literally. You and me are going to have to pay for his reelection … out of our own pockets. Ultimas Noticias reports on numbers from the...
So Moises, Mark, Patrick, Anita, Miguel, Michael, Ray, Joy, David and I walk up to a bar...
…punchline here. Spending-led “socialism” can’t last. For years, Venezuela has been borrowing at credit-card level interest rates. As the country runs out of money and out of people willing to...
El binomio de oro
An “inspection” to a coffee factory in Caracas was the perfect PR opportunity for the Chavernment to present an image of unity, specially between its two top men:...
Life imitates "Cárcel o Infierno"
Just as a friendly reminder that, outside the Chávez Deathwatch bubble, life in Venezuela remains just as fucked up as it ever was, consider this: the pran (read: prison...
Schrödinger's President
Over on the IHT, I meditate on what a long, strange week it’s been… Given the impenetrability of Cuban state secrecy, it’s hard not to speculate that even...
A quiet, tragic exit for a man who did everything with a bang
Over at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog, I begin to say goodbye. (Registration now required, although it’s free)
Caracas' Metro is 30 years old
I was two years old when the Caracas subway opened to the public. My first time using it was in 1987. It was a unique experience, like I...
Maduro's "mi comandante" problem
If you search the words “mi comandante” on Twitter, you’re likely to run into a long series of prayers from concerned chavistas. Almost in unison, they hope for...
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