OVV Doubles Down on Violent Death Count it Already Admitted is Wrong
Last month, OVV accepted that its estimate of 27,875 violent deaths in 2015 was flawed and needed revising. So why is Roberto Briceño Leon repeating it?
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The Man with the Rifle
Could a serial killer really be on the loose in Barquisimeto?
The Families that Fled Tyranny. Twice.
Madelin Martínez fled Cuba for Venezuela to escape Fidel Castro, only to do it all again when Hugo Chávez rose to power. Here's the first of three stories of families forced to flee tyranny again and again.
PGV: A Lesson in Statecraft
Guárico's reigning prison boss shows indecisive heads of state everywhere how to get things done. Maduro, take note.
Data: The Next Shortage
As the president reverses a hike in telecoms charges that had already been announced, it becomes obvious: the next thing we'll lose access to is the Internet.
Colombo-Venezuelan Relations in a Post-FARC World
Venezuelans haven't noticed, but peace with FARC is setting off a once-in-a-generation realignment in Colombian politics, with deep implications for y'all.
Hurry up, O.A.S. guys, we’re hungry.
Caracas Chronicles contributor Carlos Hernández has an amazing OpEd in the New York Times today on the way hunger has quietly made its up to the middle class in Ciudad Guayana.
It's the Marxism, Stupid
Will no one point to the Elephant in the Room in the Chávez-Trump comparisons?
Adventures in Cui Bono
Who wins when Venny bonds tank? This Crónica Imaginaria (read: fiction) challenges you to think it through.
Down the Serranomics Rabbit Hole
Anatoly Kurmanaev dives deep into the basis of Alfredo Serrano's death-grip over economic policy-making. What he finds is...genuinely upsetting.
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