I work in development economics for countries with governments that want to deal with (some of) their issues. I think I'm a fiscally-responsible progressive. I've thought a bit about the Political Economy of oil in Venezuela, and I worry about the politics of the things that need to happen. I think Rómulo Betancourt, Adolfo Suárez and George Washington were exemplary politicians. What I miss the most about Venezuela: My family, my friends, my weather, my food, my band, and teaching in my university.
We take a political, metaphorical road trip across the American continent to try to understand why the left is so quiet and the right is so vocal in their respective points of view about chavismo’s actions and policies.
For years, chavismo fed the old canard about poor people being forced to eat dog food before the revolution came. It was a lie...until they made it true.
Having oil doesn’t make us rich, and we won’t evolve into a prosperous nation by doing nothing but doubling down on its extraction – especially as oil’s role...
The Petrocéntrico view that specializing on oil will make us rich is both wrong and dangerous. If we're serious about development, diversification is not a tarea we get to just skip.
MUD needs to take ownership of the Constitutional Clash, quickly leveraging its National Assembly majority into a compelling case for regime change. Here's how.
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.