The scarcity of scarcity
Juan Cristobal says: – Today’s edition of El Universal carries an interview with Planning Minister Jorge Giordani, Chavez’s economic pater-familias. Giordani is usually a bland, boring guy, but...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
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Juan Cristobal says: – Kudos to Alexander Cuadros of Slate. While in Caracas, he sought out the foreigners who make the Revolution their home to ask them –...
A nice demonstration of her skills
Juan Cristobal says: – Everyone knows Venezuelan women are beautiful and win lots of pageants. Like populists and ball players, beauty queens are one of those things that...
The devil hates Prada
Juan Cristobal says: – Remember Chávez’s prophetic speech about how Cuba and Venezuela were sailing together toward the same “sea of happiness“? Funny, I doubt Havana Airport’s Duty-Free...
Pondering whether to cut that anchor loose
Juan Cristobal says: – Today, Venezuela’s Prosecutor General indicted former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales on corruption charges, and asked for him to be tried in prison. This is...
Taxing our way out of traffic
Juan Cristobal says: – A few months ago I was talking to some people at one of Caracas’ municipalities about the problem of traffic in the city, one...
Master of the debate
Juan Cristobal says: – Chavez’s latest antics include setting up government luxury restaurants and expropriating areperas and doing away with the Bodies Exhibit. Bizarre policies, to be sure,...
The "Bodies" Exhibit will now be showing at the Bello Monte Morgue
Juan Cristobal says: – “Attention shoppers: the Seniat has entered the building. To avoid expropriation, have all receipts and ownership papers handy.” I wouldn’t be surprised if that...
Headed for another showdown
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x8khivChavez_cargillby noticias24 Juan Cristobal says: – Chavez has just ordered the expropriation of Cargill – not sure whether that means all of Cargill’s operations or just its rice...
The showcase missions
Juan Cristobal says: – There’s not a lot of room for consensus in today’s hyper-polarized Venezuela. One of the few, though, is the idea that the Revolution has...
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