A Travesty of Incoherence
Some political leaders revealed themselves before the nation. Four elected opposition governors caved in to the ANC yesterday, making everyone with common sense, a memory, and the ability to feel shame, look foolish.
What (The Hell) Happened in Miranda
How did the opposition lose a state that had been in the bag for almost ten years? Here are three theories and one conclusion.
The (electoral) Joker Cards: Null Vote & Abstention
With regional elections around the corner and CNE in full-out sabotage mode nobody knows for certain how many will be able to vote. And this could make a pretty dramatic difference. It sounds scary, because it is.
The Ever Present Niño
Someone needs to tell Basic Industries Minister Juan Arias that the reasons for our recession have nothing to do with El Niño and everything to do with communism.
A Glass of Milk
School milk programs are a widely accepted source of nutrition for children everywhere. Although Venezuela has had such a program for decades, its execution has been less than ideal lately.
Revision, Rectification and Morocotas
The deranged chavistas now calling for a return to the Gold Standard aren’t deeply lost Glenn Beck fans. They’re mediocre pols who want the monetary benefits of good fiscal policy to come by magic, without any of the boring “fiscal discipline” bits.
The Constituyente before the Constituyente: Maduro’s Rule-by-Economic-Emergency-Decree
The Constituent Assembly’s sometimes portrayed as a strange new autocratic departure. In fact, when it comes to spending and anything related with the economy, Maduro been ruling on his own for ages.
Doubling Down on (Dys)Functional Price Controls
Nicolás Maduro and the Constituent Assembly are hell-bent on doubling down on the price control policies at the root of Venezuela’s economic meltdown.
The Light at the End of the Birth Canal
After 41 long weeks, my Ob/Gyn finally decides she has to induce my first daughter's birth. Today. Amid all this chaos.
Corruption and Phantom Bonds
Forget about playing to bankers’ sense of right and wrong: selling out public assets for much less than they’re worth is a crime, a ‘delito de salvaguarda.’ That’s where the focus should be.
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