The curse, revisited
For the next Book Club, we'll take on Michael Ross’s “The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations.”
Life
You might leave your blood in Venezuela…just not the way you planned.
An overdue promise to la Divina Pastora sends Quico's sister on an ill-starred, multi-hospital periplo around Barquisimeto.
Hugo Chávez, unplugged
Three years ago today, when the announcement came, I was stuck in traffic. It was an oddly fitting way to receive the news that were no longer new by then.
You say "to-may-to", I say "humanitarian crisis." Let's call the whole thing off...
In good Bolivarian fashion, my mom tried her hand at asymmetrical urban agriculture of the sixth generation. Not a bad hobby. As economic policy?! Please.
Why Always Bolívar?
The bolivarian myth has always been about securing the legitimacy of rulers who would be on thin ice without it.
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.
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!
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