Joaquín Crespo is missing
The family mausoleum of 19th century General and President Joaquín Crespo (1841-1898), located in Caracas’s main public cemetery (Cementerio General del Sur) has been found empty. The remains...
Life
David Frum thinks our book is essential, so go buy it!
An exceedingly generous review of our book, by The Daily Beast’s David Frum. The money quote: If [the authors’] telling is correct, whatever else Chavismo is, it’s not sustainable...
My response to Eva Golinger
No, Chávez didn’t make dreams come true for the poor. He didn’t improve their lives. Instead, he gave them money, and made them miserable on the side. My...
From "Cult of Personality" to straight-up Cult
Chávez biographer Alberto Barrera Tyszka really nails the strangeness of our current predicament in this OpEd in El Nacional today. The takeaway? We’re no longer really “the opposition”; at...
Lukoil learns the hard way
Andrei Kuzyayev, an executive of Russian oil giant Lukoil, told Reuters last week that Venezuela could boost its oil production in the next few years, but to do so...
"Aló Presidente" Forever
The final edition of Aló Presidente was broadcasted on January 29th, 2012, and the iconic weekly TV show, once described as The Realest Reality TV Show in the...
Just another BRICS in the wall
Nicolas Maduro asked the new South African Ambassador to ensure Venezuela “participates somehow in this interesting construction of the BRICS”. Even if some of its members are now...
When the inalienable is unviable
“We are unviable economically because our earnings no longer cover our costs. We can’t even raise [employee] salaries enough to compensate for inflation and devaluation. We are unviable...
The Cosa Nostrification of Construction Workers' Unions
José Torres, head of the Valencia Subway workers’ union (seen on the photograph) died yesterday of his injuries after been shot outside of his house two weeks ago....
"Intención Obligada de Venta", or Orwellianismo Endógeno
Leopoldo Castillo – the flagship anchor for Globovisión, Venezuela’s last remaining critical TV station – has just confirmed rumors of Globovision being sold out of the Zuloaga family’s...
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