What will the new Culture Law bring?
During yesterday’s infamous session at the National Assembly, Chavismo also approved the highly controversial Organic Culture Law. Rojo rojito culture has already done serious damage over the years,...
Life
Meet your friendly neighborhood "colectivo"
Last week, 97 irregular armed groups in Caracas (known as colectivos – roughly, left-wing paramilitaries) announced they would surrender their weapons in order to join the government-sponsored Movement for...
The military diversifies its portfolio
Defense Minister Adm. Carmen Meléndez announced yesterday the creation of new military enterprises, including a bank and companies dedicated to transport and agriculture. But the biggest news was...
I'll see you in health, cont.
While the government is busy pressuring private clinics by enforcing price conrtrols on their services and forcing them to register, the situation in our public hospitals remains dire....
Loud and Clear
Part of me can’t help but be impressed with Maduro and Diosdado this week: the sheer chutzpah, the titanium-plated cojones you need to take a fairly standard campaign...
Bronze medal in prison overcrowding
The Economist posted this chart today about prison overcrowding around the world. Only Haiti and the Philippines have a higher rate of overcrowding than Venezuela. Also, the country’s data...
Fruto Vivas and the Farruco doctrine
Well-known Venezuelan architect Fruto Vivas (seen in the photo) has been in the news lately: one of his most famous works, the former Venezuelan pavillion of the Expo...
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...
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...
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