Necrophiliac? Moi?!
I know I’m just eating casquillo here, but I can’t get over the fact that chavismo pivoted from accusing us of necrophilia (for daring to ask after the...
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Draft Marquina
The consensus in the opposition seems to be that we’re not going to win a snap election amid this huge surge in sympathy for Chávez and his memory....
Henrique's Choice
Our understanding is that, as of today, the opposition has genuinely not yet decided whether to participate in upcoming elections. Yesterday’s snap judgment from the Supreme Tribunal allowing...
Necrophilia is in the Eye of the Beholder
As I type this words – 9:36 p.m. Caracas Time – the assembled leadership of a political movement that spent the last 21 months accusing anyone who asked...
Spot the Revolution
A neat Bloomberg chart puts things in context. (Numbers are averages for each president’s entire term in office.) And note, here the yardstick is the crappy second half...
The Omnishambles Begins (Updated)
And now, the Wall Street Journal hits us with this gem: Some experts said the Venezuelans may have a difficult time preserving Mr. Chavez’s body unless the right...
beyondbricolage
The FT’s beyondbrics blog asked me for a little guest post on why the Opposition found it so hard to resist Chávez’s authoritarian project. I don’t care much...
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