The wolf decries the plight of the sheep
Juan Cristóbal says: -As I write this, the deposed President of Honduras is giving a speech to the UN. As I write this, all TV and radio stations...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
Two faces of Hugo Chávez
Juan Cristóbal says: – Hugo Chávez on last week’s events in Iran: “The Bolivarian government of Venezuela expresses its firm rejection of the ferocious and unfounded campaign to...
Leopoldo endorses opposition primaries
Juan Cristóbal says: – Leopoldo López, the former mayor of Chacao and an early front-runner for the 2012 opposition Presidential nomination, made some important news this morning. In...
You've got to know when to hold'em and when to fold'em
Juan Cristóbal says: In the last few months, the government has ratcheted up the pressure against the only opposition TV station left in Venezuela, the small all-news outlet...
Iran-alogy
Juan Cristóbal says: – Thousands of citizens march on highways, demanding the elites in power recognize popular will. Students protest against a fraudulent election, the power of a...
Roger and out
Juan Cristóbal says: – My friend Roger used to be my mole in the government. A committed escuálido working undercover deep inside chavista bureaucracy, he somehow managed to...
"Nos fueramos quedao con las contratistas"
Juan Cristóbal says: – (Note: An anonymous reader gives us a first-hand impression of what is going on in the eastern shores of Lake Maracaibo after Chávez nationalized...
Clueless in Caracas
Juan Cristóbal says: – President Chávez canceled a trip to El Salvador last Monday, alleging concerns regarding a possible assassination attempt. The finger points to the usual suspects...
Radicalism and its consequences
Juan Cristóbal says: – In the last few months, the Chávez administration has gone into overdrive radicalism. Whether it’s the forced takeover of vast sectors of the economy,...
Government eats itself
Juan Cristobal says: – The Chávez administration has been gobbling up everything in sight at such a pace, it’s actually nationalizing itself now! The Banco Industrial de Venezuela...
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