XXIst Century Dutch disease
Katy says: The latest GDP growth figures from the Venezuelan Central Bank are out , and they seem to confirm what is quickly becoming the conventional wisdom on...
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
Schemelfreude
Quico says: According to the latest Hinterlaces poll, two out of three Venezuelans disagree with the proposal for indefinite re-election, and four out of five (including a majority...
Getting out while you can
Katy says: “I think what everyone is hoping is that they’ll get expropriated.” Manuel’s words surprised me, to say the least. “Why would you say that?” I ask....
The Comments Section Diaspora
Quico says: So y’all still occasionally give me shit about shutting down the comments section here. It’s a decision I struggled with for years (no, literally, years), and...
The Stockholm Syndrome of the 21st Century
or:An open letter to Julia Buxton… Dear Julia, I read your piece on OpenDemocracy.net and felt I should respond. I didn’t agree with much of what you had...
How many damn horsemen are there in this apocalypse, anyway?
Quico says: Here’s a crushingly obvious but seldom made observation about chavismo’s decision to shut down RCTV: the claim that the move is about the station’s coupsterism in...
RCTV as Information Shortcut
Quico says: One thing is clear: RCTV’s impending closure has been a public relations Waterloo for Chávez, an unmitigated disaster. The move has undone years of carefully spun...
Locked in their Hummers
Quico says: When we hear stories about corrupt chavista officials, our usual response is moral outrage, a sneering disgust at the hypocrisy of self-styled socialist revolutionaries going around...
Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?
Quico says: Nope, which is why you can read the Two Constitutions spiel on Noticiero Digital.
Reader's Guide Reloaded
Quico says: Every few months, I take some time to update my “Greatest Hits” compilation – that Reader’s Guide I’ve set up as the first link you see...
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