Aló, ¿soberano?
Reader causetoujours has an idea: a Repeal Referendum. Article 74 of Venezuela’s Moribund Constitution says: “Laws may be repealed partially or totally when the repeal is petitioned by at...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
The throwback
(A gift under the tree for our readers: this is an exclusive guest post by Alejandro Tarre, a talented, Caracas-based writer and blogger. Do check out his blog,...
Breaking it down
Alek Boyd eloquently explains why Venezuela can no longer be considered a democracy. The money quote: It is ironic that the debate about democratic deficit is mentioned in...
Ledezimated
As if taking away their power to legislate wasn’t enough, today AN Chief Inquisitor Cilia Flores is announcing a Reform to the Rules on Debates inside the National...
About those Bandagro bonds...
Setty rips my post and destroys my credibility. I had it coming. Post duly updated. The great Miguel provides some more background.
Love and milk
It has long been known that the Southern shores of Lake Maracaibo contain some of Venezuela’s richest, most productive lands. But this is also a land seeped in...
Sixth Circuit says: "Expropiese!"; Updated as probably, not quite
There is a long, tortous story behind a series of bonds colloquially known as the “Bandagro bonds.” I don’t know the details very well, but the outline is...
Today's Minsk is tomorrow's Caracas
Chavez ally Aleksandr Lukashenko stole the Belarus election today. At least that’s the opinion of thousands of protesters who flooded the streets of Minsk. Euronews has the roundup....
Weeding
Both Quico and I have had a busy week, hence the light posting, but here is one news item I did want to comment on. As I was...
Kristallnacht?
I know, I know. Godwin’s Law means I am probably disqualified from being taken seriously. But honestly. With the National Assembly ready to give Chávez powers to rule...
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