Christmas in July
Ladies and gentlemen, get your cedulas ready… Its election season again! Finally we can put off thinking about boring, structural issues that need urgent attention like the crumbling...
Just in case you're interested...and hate the NSA:
We at CaracasChronicles thought you might want to know about this awesome new social network: FacePopular, the Bolivarian alternative to Facebook. Iris Valera, now you can rest easy....
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
So here’s one thing that’s changed radically since the Comandante Supremo went to meet his maker: Politics got dull. Way boring. So boring, that it makes writing my super-tedious...
An Idiot's Guide to Meeting the Pope
By the time you read this, President Nicolás Maduro will have arrived at the Vatican to meet his Holiness Pope Francis. I. Can’t. Wait! How-oh-how will he screw...
When in Rome...
I figure since Caracas Chronicles has always been at the forefront of new technology and stuff, we might as well get our readers used to the fact that...
When Model UN finally comes in handy
Just so we’re clear, I’m now working for the International Relations Dept. of Comando Simón Bolívar. I’m a grunt, not a spokesperson, but still, I’m pretty proud of...
The Grass is Always Greener...in Colombia
I’ve never been the jealous type. Until I saw this clip of Colombia’s Speaker of the House of Representatives. Igualito a Diosdado. Watch it and weep. [gigya src=”http://swf.tubechop.com/tubechop.swf”...
The Cuban elephant in the room
You know what’s weird about MarioSilva-Gate? Well, several things. For starters, we’re still not sure who leaked the audio in the first place nor for what purpose, and...
Reading the god-given tea leaves
Let’s recap Monday’s events: A conversation is leaked between Mario Silva and a Cuban intelligence operative, in which it is made clear that the Maduro faction in this...
Scarcity was much cooler under Chávez
During the last presidential campaign, I took to highlighting the differences between a Chavez-led race and a Chávez –less one. For the sake of consistency, indulge me while...
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