Putting the Atom back together again
Quico says: I’ve just realized those daily emails haven’t been going out to those of you who’ve subscribed. Turns out my Atom site feed has been broken for...
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
One for the Reader's Guide
Quico says: Talk about making my blog superfluous. This article by Javier Corrales and Michael Penfold in the April issue of the Journal of Democracy condenses material that’s...
Venezuela's two constitutions
Quico says: Anonymous sources inside the Presidential Committee for Constitutional Reform say their proposals are almost ready, and await only Chávez’s final go-ahead before being presented to the...
This paycheck will self-destruct in 30 seconds
Quico says: Never is the Chávez regime on shakier footing than when it’s talking about money. Never is its thinking more muddled, simplistic, contradictory and counterproductive. In the...
Three blimps, and Barreto makes four
Katy says: What’s in my inbox? First up: Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto’s purchase of three blimps equipped with security cameras to monitor criminal activity (read the BBC’s take...
It's a tough choice, but I guess I'll take "patria"
Quico says: Don’t miss this important Open Letter to Chávez from Teodoro Petkoff, now playing on Miguel’s blog. Money grafs: In a recent speech at Fuerte Tiuna you...
Ah, well, if they say so...
Quico says: Couldn’t resist posting this screenshot: For the headscratchers out there – Prensa Latina is Fidel Castro’s propaganda mill-cum-news agency. As their own “About Us” page inimitably...
New toy
Quico says: Over the last 24 hours, this blog has gotten hits from: (And no, it’s not dynamic…it’s just a screenshot, so don’t take it personally if you’re...
Chávez vs. Putin - ¿Quién es más peligroso?
Quico says: Here’s one that’s been keeping me up at night: who’s more dangerous to his country’s freedom, Vladimir Putin or Hugo Chávez? The question occurred to me...
YouTube: Broadcast your crooks
Quico says: Well, we may not have a freedom of information act, or any kind of working oversight institutions…but, thank God, we do have YouTube. For the non-Spanish...
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