The majority is coming for ... your kids?
On the heels of a massive landslide, what does the ruling majority want? Well, none other than do away with private education as we know it. The government...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
The perfect campaign
Last Friday, I was honored to be mentioned (twice, no less) in the Op-Ed pages of El Universal, one of Caracas’ main newspapers. I thank Miguel Ángel Santos...
On the necessity of a need
As tweet after tweet comes and goes discussing the need to go and vote on December 16th, an important question looms large in the minds of disillusioned opposition...
Bolivarian Awards 2012: The big winners
Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez joins us for a guest post today. Take it away, Daniel … “A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun, for sorrow, will not...
El honor no se divisa
On one of my recent trips to Caracas, my bags took about two hours to get from the plane to the baggage belt. I asked the folks from...
Other voices
After getting our asses handed to us by the Venezuelan people, where does the opposition go from here? The answer, of course, depends on what you think “here”...
Maduro-damn!
So we finally have a successor. Today, Hugo Chávez named Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro as his Vice-President. Long rumored to be Havana’s favorite in Caracas, Maduro’s succession to...
Rah rah rah
Fifteen months ago, I was visiting some friends at the campaign headquarters of Henrique Capriles. We were shooting the breeze, excitedly talking about the nascent candidacy, looking out...
The invincible Hugo Chávez
A different post-mortem, this one focusing on the President, the nation that loves him, and the challenges he faces. Over at Americas Quarterly.
Down and left for dead
My post-mortem on Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog focuses on where the opposition goes from here.
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