FInding a partner is hard to do
Juan Cristóbal says: – File this under “important stories we are not paying enough attention to:” the government’s efforts aimed at finding partners to develop the Carabobo Block...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
Trends
Juan Cristóbal says: – Today I read about two eye-popping trends. The first – McDonald’s is reporting that sales in Venezuela are increasing, despite the country’s dramatic shift...
The reason why Capriles bailed on Washington
Juan Cristóbal says: – There was a high-profile meeting today at OAS eadquarters in Washington between OAS diplomats and Antonio Ledezma, Pablo Pérez and César Pérez Vivas. The...
In praise of barbarism
Juan Cristóbal says: – Several readers have chastised me for using sexist language in two of my stream-of-consciousness posts today. I called Cilia Flores a whore and I...
Do U tweet?
Juan Cristóbal says: – As some of you may know, I finally caved and began using twitter a few weeks ago. (Insert shameless self-promotion here ) Venezuelan politicians...
Promoting gay marriage and homophobia...in one go!
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x9vxh4 Juan Cristóbal says: This video of National Assembly speaker Cilia Flores in full-attack mode packs a wallop. It shows the under-appreciated Flores promoting a motion to censure...
VDM
Juan Cristóbal says: – http://www.youtube.com/v/MDUdBeytMVE&hl=en&fs=1&The head of Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Chavista Justice had a fit of anger the other day. During a press conference, Justice Luisa Estella...
The-most-expensive-city-in-Latin-America-Chronicles
Juan Cristóbal says: – Life in our fair, not-quite-socialist capital city is highlighted in a NY Times piece by Simón Romero and Gregory Kristof, only not in the...
The socialist auction
Juan Cristóbal says: Rumors of a not-quite-overt devaluation of Venezuela’s fixed exchange rate system continue to swirl. The last few months, there have been suggestions that Cadivi, Venezuela’s...
Rafael Caldera, still alive
Juan Cristóbal says: – Sometimes, bloggers make mistakes. I got a Twitter feed from a friend saying that Rafael Caldera, former President of Venezuela, had passed away. I...
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