Paroversary in Puerto Ordaz
Venezuela's flagship state-owned steel mill, Sidor, showcases the logical conclusion of chavista economic management.
53,765 Words vs. 7
Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal has declared an all-out war against the Spanish language itself. That's all there really is to say about it.
Cutting Bone
Schlumberger is a firm PDVSA simply cannot afford to stiff, because it can't produce oil without its help. Guess what, PDVSA is now stiffing Schlumberger, and they're beginning to pull out.
The April Crisis, Fourteen Years Later
Fourteen years on, Quico re-edits his long essay into what exactly happened during the long, crazy weekend of April 11th-April 14th, 2002.
Miguel Rodríguez Torres: No Longer Ignorable
Here's some bad news: the time when you could just ignore Miguel Rodríguez Torres is over. The former Interior Minister is making his move.
The Game We're In
Chavismo's state governors see Maduro a problem, not a solution. Until you've thought through the implications of that, you haven't understood the game we're in.
Las Cristinas: A US$1.38 Billion Tantrum
For the last 49 years, Las Cristinas has been a peculiar kind of mine: instead of gold, it yields lawsuits. The latest one was...expensive.
Do not become addicted to water. It will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence
Over on the Wall Street Journal, Anatoly Kurmanaev and John Otis have this eye-popping story of what a heist looks like in 21st Century Socialism.
CNE freelances itself s'more powers: bars the Assembly from initiating legislation on referenda
The Assembly's plan to approve a new law on Recall Referendums to expedite the whole process? You didn't seriously think chavismo would allow that, did you?
OLPs: The Rebranding of a Human Rights Black Mark
The so called "Operaciones de Liberación del Pueblo" are just old fashioned police raids. A new HRW/PROVEA reports detail the abuses committed in their name.
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