Apt pupil
President-in-waiting Nicolás Maduro addressed the nation. We can already see glimmers of his style, and it is pure Chávez. Instead of using the momentous occasion to unite the...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
A good read on shale
Courtesy of Oilprice.com, an interview with Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations. Hmm … we’ve never really posted anything about shale on the blog. About time...
A smart profile of Maduro
Javier Corrales gives us his take over at Americas Quarterly. Good read.
Ribbon-cutting Chronicles
In his first speech since being officially annointed dauphin, President-in-waiting Nicolás Maduro was in Mariches, Miranda today inaugurating a cable car. What stood out for me is that...
First, do no harm
The current political/oncological drama shaking Venezuela presents a tricky situation for the opposition. On the one hand, they need to avoid the danger of appearing to gloat. Ultimately,...
Life is a fickle little thing
Hugo Chávez said farewell tonight. He may show up a few times more, but let’s be honest here: the Hugo Chávez era is over. It could be a...
The Misiones have to go
The Misiones, Hugo Chávez’s trademark social programs, have become the proverbial third rail in Venezuelan politics – nobody dares touch them because they are so damn popular. But...
Where's Waldo? (Back, quoting dead people)
Judge for yourself. He looks great! Let’s see how long he lasts in the public eye.
Article 233 Chronicles (Updated)
Here is what Article 233 of our Constitution says (in my rough English translation): “Article 233. The following are considered “absolute absences” of the President: his death, his...
Where's Waldo? (Hint: Not in Brazil)
The point of my “Where’s Waldo?” posts, which I started a few weeks back, was to keep track of Hugo Chávez’s increasingly rare public appearances. These posts, however,...
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