Obstacles to producing all that oil
If we want to get all that oil out of the ground ASAP, we're gonna need the private sector, fiscal reform, and a wee-little change in the law.
Economy
All the Oil We'll Never Pump Out
Yes, we have the largest oil reserves. No, we won't ever use them all. No, that doesn't automatically make us rich.
The Big Forks: who's grabbing Venezuela by the Bonds?
We've got billions and billions in bond debt, but who's lined up to get the $$$ if and when we we pay?
Sowing the Dirigisme
Since people didn’t quite get it the first time around, let me be even more blunt: you can believe in ‘sembrar el petróleo’ or you can believe in capitalism. Not both.
We are not the kids we used to be
Maduro is Yoko Ono. Discuss.
Xtandi
Reading about an obscure cancer drug is a constant reminder of the tragedy that has befallen us, and many Venezuelans.
Wedding Crashers
My big, fat, trying-to-survive-Maduro wedding.
Virtual Families
The extended Venezuelan family is a thing of the past. It has now been replaced by 0’s and 1’s, by cold LCD screens, beeps and buzzes.
The Price of Survival is Loneliness
No flour, no chicken, no friends, no help, no social life.
The Debacle on the Inside
Few people who live in exile can get through the day without the Venezuelan crisis invading their insides.
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