I know it's true because I read it in the newspaper...
Quico says: Hey, it turns out this blog shows “both a political balance that can be refreshing in these polarized times and a mischievous, evidently Venezuelan sense of...
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
Devious Injuns
Quico says: In today’s NYTimes, Simón Romero goes to the Amazon and finds the stereotype of the lazy, devious indian alive and well at the heart of chavista...
When sovereignty dissolves with a whimper, not a bang
Quico says: Walter Lippmann once said that “there is no greater necessity for men who live in communities than that they be governed, self-governed if possible, well-governed if...
The Suicidal Dream of Becoming an Immense Parasite that Feeds off of our Oil
Esta gran proporción de riqueza de origen destructivo crecerá sin duda alguna el día en que los impuestos mineros se hagan más justos y remunerativos, hasta acercarse al...
Taking judicial activism to a whole new level
Juan Cristobal says: – President Chávez today inaugurated a meeting of Presidents of Supreme Courts of South American nations. In his address, he urged justices, not to do...
One Simple Thesis on the Theme of Magnicide
Quico says: Juan Manuel Santos, Marta Colomina, Leopoldo Castillo, Heinz Sontagg, Miguel Henrique Otero, Nelson Mezerhane, Marcel Granier, Alberto Federico Ravell, even Cesar Miguel Rondón (!!)…have you noticed...
Someone needs to get a grip
Juan Cristobal says: – Quico and I were talking today about running a “whatever happened to?” You know, as in whatever happened to Alfredo Peña, Juan Fernández, Carlos...
Residual memories
Quico says: I’m a bit late to this story, but didn’t want to let it pass without a comment. About a week ago, Luisa Ortega Díaz, Chávez’s prosecutor...
The emerald city
Juan Cristobal says: – One of the biggest challenges in writing this blog is bridging the disconnect between our perception of Venezuelan politics and the day-to-day reality on...
Chávez : Bush :: Peas : Pod
Quico says: Oh Hugo, if only you knew how right you have it. [hat tip: dorothy]
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