Moto-Taxis and their Discontents
Road rage between motorcycles, pedestrians, and vehicles is an everyday sight in Caracas. The asphalt is a hard-fought battle ground. In recent times, radicalism and mediocre policy-making have exacerbated...
Slow-Cooked Stability
Now that we’re all taking stock of the protest movement, here’s one heretical thought: time is working against it. With every day that passes, it becomes less likely we’ll...
Live-blogging the peace talks
5:00: scheduled time to start 6:10 Not yet started… 8:11 Starting. Maduro introduces those present starting with MUD folks. 8:14 setting is a big table with Maduro at the end. We...
Roadblocks for democracy
Right now, the current debate in the opposition seems to be on whether protests are convenient or not. I think we should focus more on the type of...
Crash dummy policies
Juan wrote a great article today with some really appalling numbers. 817 cars produced in February. January wasn’t great either. The first two months Venezuela produced 1,539 cars....
Pax Chavista
The government has been pushing hard the idea that they want peace. I don’t doubt it. But it’s a very particular type of peace. It’s peace through domination. It’s the peace...
El Gran Dictador
A great speech. A great video. Watch it until the end.
We have learned nothing [UPDATE]
As Venezuela slides deeper into the dictatorial morass, the protest movement is setting off a major political crisis. It just happens that that crisis isn’t inside the government, it’s...
The Arepa Wars
Let’s get one thing straight: the Arepa is on the front line of the Economic War. On one side we have the fascists: Polar Corp in allegiance with...
A Caracas City Shuffle
Venezuela’s government is about to unleash the biggest economic reform set forth in the last 11 years. A currency market is about to be set in place, with far...
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