The Chopper Coupster: False Flag or Random Lunatic?
When I first heard about some random guy dropping grenades ineffectually in the vicinity of the Supreme Tribunal, I didn't know what to think. Then I discovered his amazing Instagram...
The Constituyente: Putting the Next Political Crisis on a Timer
The countdown to July 30th is on. Venezuela must be the only place where the government gives the next crisis its own fecha en el calendario.
Our Fathers' Generation
Those of us in our 40s look on our Fathers’ Generation and can’t help but dwell on the failures and mistakes that set the stage for the catastrophe that’s befallen the country.
Gold Reserve Lines Up for some Hunger Bonds
Nine years after Hugo Chávez expropriated Las Brisas mine, the bill comes due. But how do you pay a billion dollar bill when you’re fresh out of cash? With Hunger Bonds, of course.
CLAPs Food Distribution Turns Out to be a Giant Scam
National Assembly member Carlos Paparoni lays out the scam surrounding CLAPs food imports from Mexico in specific, galling detail.
Pseudolaw: How chavismo survives by aping the law to destroy it
Much like pseudoscience, pseudolaw uses the outward trappings of law to pervert its essence. Thankfully, the opposition is finally showing some backbone in its fight against this corrosive attack on legality.
The Constituyente as Train Wreck
Stop to think through the specifics of Maduro's proposed Constituent Assembly and it's hard to imagine anybody could seriously think this thing can work. (Pro tip: it can't.)
Watching a $250,000,000 Heist, Live on your Bloomberg Terminal
The really strange thing about that radioactive Central Bank-Goldman Sachs bond deal is that it looks less like a corrupt guiso and more like a straight-up gift to Wall Street.
The Defection Races
As Venezuela’s political crisis drags on, the pressure on both the government and the opposition is growing. The question is: who's going to crack first?
Luisa Ortega Diaz Press Conference Liveblog
Watch here as Luisa Ortega, the Prosecutor General, launches into her highly anticipated press conference.
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