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.
Life
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.
The Daily Beast Gets Stolked
About once a month, Raúl Stolk channels Naky over on The Daily Beast.
The Swap is a Trap
PDVSA is testing the waters for a long-awaited ‘swap’ of PDVSA 2016/2017 bonds. But the exercise could prove so costly, it may just not be politically or financially sustainable.
Rescuing Our Jurisprudence from the TSJ's Arroz con Mango
For the last 17 years, our jurisprudence has been under attack. Two weeks ago, the National Assembly finally stood up for the rule of law. People outside the legal profession don’t always understand why that matters: I’m here to make the case.
Omar, ditch the euphemisms
Our good friend Omar Zambrano is making the leap back home. Great news, but he seems to be veiling his economic views. My advice: go deep, bro.
Our Great Leap Forward?
A bizarre Labour Ministry resolution seems to open the door for the government to forcibly send you to work in the fields. It sounds like pure El Cafetal paranoia. Is it?
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