Rude, brusque, arrogant, overly sensitive, unimaginative, repellent, and a show-off
Normally, I stay away from Wikileaks because most of it is simply gossip. But this one … I simply couldn’t pass up. El País has the background on...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
March? March?!
Omar Barboza is almost apologetic, saying he really would have loved to have a primary in 2011, but gee whiz, the MUD – whoever that is – is...
Maria Alejandra López reappears!
The bipolar rodent has a hilarious interview with Maria Alejandra López, our favorite (fictional) rabid anti-chavista doñita. The money quote: How do you see Chávez for 2012? Does...
The smell of Hades
A few years ago, Hugo Chávez famously claimed that George W. Bush had left the podium of the UN “reeking of sulphur.” He should know about that. Turns...
Nine years ago today
I guess we can leave the 11th behind, but who can forget the 12th? I, for one, had never seen the raw footage in this video. #40 …...
The last word on April 11th
The great Federico Vegas has an eloquent piece on April 11th over at Prodavinci (sorry, in Spanish). The money quote: Caracas was more beautiful than ever, splendid really,...
Time is your enemy
The great Miguel has a timeline of the nation’s electricity crisis. We will overcome. We’ve invested. There is no crisis. Yesterday’s blackout is an isolated event. The supply...
Mental health break
Before Joselo peddled communism, he peddled Lavan-san. #37 … 40 or die.
Leading the outrage brigade
Here at Caracas Chronicles, we’ve had our differences with my old (young) professor Luis Vicente León, but on the burgeoning scandal that is the MUD’s looming decision to...
Taking spinning to a whole new level
Chavistas love to wallow in their magical April 11th mythology, and over at the Spanish site we’ve highlighted a few of the headlines from the past few days....
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