Local Warming
Climate change in Venezuela means less water to drink, irrigate crops and generate electricity. Are we ready? No. Are we getting ready? No.
Life
Subsidizing Fuel: Still The Worst of Our Policies
The Boston Globe shows why Fuel Subsidies are a global problem, and why Venezuela urgently needs to quit fooling around and end its own.
Sooner Than You Think
Mark your calendars, folks. By 2023, the bottom could fall out of the oil market...permanently.
Good luck seizing our accounts in China, suckers!
Turns out los rusos tambien juegan. In this case, we're the rusos. And who are we playing with? The Chinese. Confused? Read on...
The Day Caracas Chronicles Went Viral in Japan
Japanese journalists can't make heads or tails of Venezuela's crazy economy. To try to help, I made this chart...and it took off on Twitter!
Only Complexity Can Save Us
Watching El Conejo's funeral, the brutal reality of Venezuelan state failure hits home in full. As I searched for some explanation for the debacle, I came to see Octavio Paz understood a thing or two about its deep roots.
Fever
When you fall violently ill, or when a country's in crisis, there's no such thing as "waiting for the right time" to act.
No, Bernie Sanders is not a Chávez in the making
A Hillary campaign worker beseeches her fellow Venezuelans to 'bajarle dos' al Bernie-hate.
Giving adjustment a bad name
Nicolás Maduro gave us a performance for the ages: meandering, colloquial, and deeply disappointing. His announcements are all cost and no benefit.
Live-commenting Maduro's address
Nicolás Maduro is speaking live on national TV. We'll take turns monitoring possible announcements while our ears stop bleeding.
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