The Mardo mistake
Primero Justicia congressman Richard Mardo was stripped of his parliamentary immunity yesterday. In a 97-68 vote (that’s 59-41 in percentage terms, in case you’re wondering) the chavista majority...
Life
Caracas goes California
Longtime Caracas residents probably know that Arabicá Café, in Los Palos Grandes, has pretty much the best coffee in town. But did you know that the good folks...
What hath red culture wrought?
This article from the cultural magazine Arcadia gives us a glimpse of how the arts in Venezuela have been transformed in the times of the comandante eterno. For one...
Tap Water Chronicles
The people of Valencia have been drinking water with elevated levels of aluminum for the last 29 months now. Aluminum in drinking water has been linked with nerve damage, leading...
The non-scandal
Today we “celebrate” the 60th anniversary of the assault on the Cuartel Moncada, which marked the beginning of the Cuban Revolution. Maduro is in Cuba, alongside Evo, Daniel...
Some final thoughts on Capriles in Chile
As some of you know, Henrique Capriles was in Chile last week as part of a tour that took him to Peru. (My take in Prodavinci here, and...
Double standard
Days after the April 14th election, this video of Housing Minister Ricardo Molina threating to fire any employee who dares to “speak ill of the Revolution” or is...
Chavistas-in-China syndrome
On this blog, the occasions where we actually congratulate the government for something are extremely rare. Today is one of those occasions. A few days ago, Vice-President Jorge...
You don't know Father Vidal
Last month, a Maracaibo priest named Vidal Atencio put Chávez on the altar…literally. Alongside the image of the comandante eterno he had pictures of the Libertador and Zulia State Governor...
(In)secure fatherland
This weekend, three major violent incidents around the country left a total of 17 deaths: eight at a graduation party in Caicara del Orinoco, five during a birthday...
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