The Church of Hugo: A business approach
On the second anniversary of his, erm, sowing, I couldn’t help but reflect back on this story. About a year ago, I had to represent a client —a Canadian...
Life
The Slow Death of Venezuelan Radio
More than five and a half years ago, the Venezuelan telecoms regulatory agency (CONATEL) ordered the shutdown of 32 radio stations, including five belonging to the private network CNB...
#FuckingFracking (but only if the U.S. does it)
First, I want to apologize, but this post is going to sound like a dialogue from The Departed. As we all know, no other country in the world cares...
"Nothing here except what people don't want"
I loved Efecto Cocuyo’s via crucis through several government-owned Farmapatria drug stores. “In the Ipasme location, we read the list to the sales person and he did not...
Diplomatic Inanity
Canada is in da house! Today we have a Guest Post from Sancho Panza, who went to see Venezuela’s Ambassador designate to Ottawa give a bit of a...
Marcelo Crovato, Jailed for Defending Human Rights, Gets House Arrest
After ten months behind bars, laywer Marcelo Crovato was released yesterday from the notoriously violent Yare III Prison. He’s been put under house arrest by the order of a local...
Revolutionary TPlomacy
It hasn’t been an easy week for Nicolas Maduro here at home, so he decided to go back to his old hobby for a spot of foreign affairs. On the...
A kidnapper speaks
I found this video by Fusion fascinating. The outstanding part for me is how the young thug views this like any other job: he simply wants respect, he...
Why we choose to stay...
About a month ago, Juan saw this tweet: Since we both are in similar situations, and hold similar opinions, he asked us to jot down some ideas on...
The sudden rise of the bodyguards
They say crisis is half opportunity. And, indeed, what you see as an unrelenting crime wave, looks like an opportunity to the bodyguard industry. This week, two dispatches cover the issue and...
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