Democracy Falling
The 23 de Enero complex is a reflection of the many failures of modern Venezuela. Can its ills ever be cured?
The left begins to pay
Mauricio Macri's win in Argentina may be the beginning of the region's leftist chickens coming home to roost.
A Hefty Serving of Crow for the #DictadorNoSaleConVotos crowd
In this week's Sobremesa, Juan challenges the merits of democracy in authoritarianism...and Viejas del Cafetal.
Madame Bovary? Try Doña Bárbara
In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, some thoughts on the struggle between civilization and barbarism.
CC Book Club: Chavismo Rising
Alejandro Velasco's "Barrio Rising" is the story of a country, a neighborhood, and the people who inhabit it. But after reading the first half, do we know what they want?
"God will provide"
The intense hatred people feel for Nicolás Maduro and company stems, in large part, from the fact that they just don't show up for work.
Down with the oligarchs
In his weekly Sobremesa, Juan asks if the opposition has really faced up to its oligarch problem.
Is the petrostate moral?
Forget about the economy. Worry about what the flood of unaccountable wealth does to the nation's soul.
Book Club Selection: Barrio Rising
Alejandro Velasco's in-depth historical investigation of the iconic 23 de Enero neighborhood in Western Caracas.
Introducing the CC Book Club
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