Enter Makled, capo du jour
Greetings earthlings! As we continue working our transition to the new website, we’ll continue posting this week. One of the more interesting stories as of late is the tale...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
The Obvious Choice for Maracaibo
This Sunday, Maracaibo voters will select the unity opposition candidate to compete against chavista candidate Giancarlo DiMartino in the special election for mayor. The election – for what...
Speaking of Mobsters
Don’t miss the fascinating saga of Rafael Ramos de la Rosa. Ramos de la Rosa is the head of the CNV task force in charge of the Unovalores...
We Sleep With The Fishes
Remember in The Godfather when, in the middle of the movie, Don Vito is shot after buying oranges? If my memory is correct, the ensuing thirty minutes or...
A Memo to the Drunks
Here’s a short memo to the drunks haggling over the empty bottle that is the opposition unity candidacy for Governor of Guárico. A few weeks ago, chavismo got...
Industrial Policy, Chavista Style
(A nugget of a story that landed in my Inbox, courtesy of a long-time reader) Hey chamos! Wanna laugh a bit? Check out this story of how our...
A Bi-POLAR Government
Two random quotes from the same day: Vice-President Elías Jaua: “We have no plan of action against Polar.” Food Minister Carlos Osorio: “The people need to control Polar.”...
The Case of the Missing Ethical Dilemma
A few years ago, I had a close friend named Samuel. Samuel barely graduated from college, and from an early age he dabbled with the wrong crowd. He...
Prey for the Hunt
Today’s El Universal has an excellent article on the current state of Hato El Frío, a large farm and biodiversity research center “expropriated” by the Chávez administration in...
Five Reasons Not To Worry About Hugo Chavez's Nuclear Ambitions
This blog caters to English speakers looking for information on Venezuelan politics. In that spirit, I feel I owe it to give my take on the widely reported...
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