Revolution at 45%, and dropping
I concur with Setty: this talk by experts Daniel Kerner of Eurasia Group, Chevron’s Ali Moshiri, and our friend Francisco Monaldi of Harvard is well worth your time. It...
It's a new world
We knew this day was coming. Now, it’s here. The IMF has confirmed that China is now the world’s largest economy, as measured in terms of GDP (using...
Miami Venezuelans vs. Mary Landrieu
Ah, Miami Venezuelans. In their free time, when they are not dodging accusations of being participants in devious acts, they are actually … doing their job. Going to...
Too much death
The great Alberto Barrera on the Serra murders, talking about all the morally bankrupt chavistas jumping the gun and putting the blame for the Serra murders on our...
Truth another casualty of the Serra murders
We haven’t posted much about the Serra murders. At this point, with half-truths flying back and forth (mostly forth, i.e., from a single side of the aisle) nobody...
Ad Wars: A video for the Constitutional Assembly
What does the peanut gallery think? Put aside your feelings about a Constitutional Assembly, and admit … that’s one rockin’ video.
Developing: Chavista legislator Robert Serra murdered
Last night Robert Serra, the silver-tongued chavista legislator and standard-bearer for the younger generation of the ruling PSUV party, was shot dead along with his partner in their heavily-guarded home in Central Caracas. Details are scarce....
This is our "winter of discontent"
Back in 1978, Great Britain went through a horrendous period. Public employees went on strike, and public services were severely disrupted. The period, known as “the winter of discontent,”...
Everyone's a general
I´m under the weather this week, so I’ll stick to re-posting interesting things that reach my Inbox. Today, Bloomberg has a story on how the military find all sorts of...
CC blogger goes multimedia
Our fellow blogger and friend Anabella Abadí has a new TV show on VivoPlay. It’s about economics, numbers, and general common sense, which Anabella has tons of. God...
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