"The Last Bastion"
The choice of title (what is this, Lord of the Rings?) was unfortunate, as I do not believe it is indeed the last bastion. Still, I discuss Hojillas...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
Mental health break: girls and their dads
Completely non-Venezuela related: what do you think of this? What is it like to raise a girl in Venezuela? I, for one, couldn’t agree more with the author.
OPEC, fracking, and Rafael Ramírez
You know what’s hugely important and we don’t know much about? OPEC. This article from today’s Wall Street Journal talks about the fracking revolution, and how it creates...
Panfleto Negro and its non-requiem for Globovisión
A smart take on the Globovisión closure, by Panfleto Negro’s Reinaldo Chacón. The money quote: Yo tengo dos años sin ver televisión, porque no tengo, y tres que...
"It"
I’m sitting in a small conference room in e basement of a. Santiago hotel. A delicate breakfast is placed before me, and thirty people are gathered for an...
One man's "acuerdo" is another man's "privatización"
PDVSA has been very active as of late. On May 15th, it signed an agreement (“un acuerdo”) with China’s CNPC, to increase its production in the Carabobo area...
Twittervisión
Last night, Twitter came of age in the Venezuelan public sphere. For as long as we can remember, if the opposition wanted to get its message out, it...
A great Boris Muñoz piece in The New Yorker
Boris Muñoz is one of a select few “must-read” Venezuelan writers. His latest for the New Yorker – talking about our black-and-blue National Assembly – is a doozy....
Diosdado IS chavismo
My take on the Mario Silva recording, over at the Transitions blog. The value added: The way that [the scandal] plays out will reflect who holds the key...
A house divided
Venezuela’s opposition revealed today a recording of a conversation between influential Chavista broadcaster Mario Silva and (presumably) a member of Cuba’s intelligence. In the recording, Silva is overheard...
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