A call to pace ourselves
I see a lot of enthusiasm. I see our smartest readers being quoted as saying that the trend clearly shows Capriles is going to win. I see people who did...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
Oh, Sarah
Sarah Grainger of the BBC does her best to ask the question: why don’t more tourists come to Venezuela? However, she falls far short, mostly due to her...
"Hay un camino, y para emprenderlo, no hay que dar ni un paso atrás"
In my latest piece for Foreign Policy, I wrote, “[Capriles] doesn’t have firm positions on anything other than reconciliation, efficiency, and problem-solving. This means that all the different factions...
Et tu, CAF?
Suppose you were the head of a multilateral bank, organizing a forum dealing with a crucial, upcoming election. When discussing what the polls are saying, do you ask...
Maybe Iran can teach us something
The World Economic Forum came out with its new “Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013.” As you might expect, news for Venezuela are dismal (well, dismal if you think this...
One month to go
I do my best to set the stage over at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog.
What Chávez is offering
Yesterday there was a little brouhaha regarding some documents that people within the MUD may or may not have authored. It prompted Chávez to go out and say...
Carlos Graffe and Daniel Blanco - kudos!
This video needs to go viral. Sorry, in Spanish. The backstory to the video, and the government’s campaign to discredit it, is here. HT: Liz.
Towards an ontological understanding of the Miss Venezuela
I woke feeling a bit contrarian, so I’m going to propose a topic regarding last night’s Miss Venezuela (which I did not watch, by the way). Every country...
When life gives you lemons, you make a livable high-rise
Remember la Torre de David? You know, the abandoned skyscraper that was invaded by squatters and now stands as a monument to Venezuela’s housing crisis? Well, architecht Alfredo...
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