Will the real Katy please stand up.
Hello everyone. Long time readers will remember that my husband, Juan Cristóbal Nagel – now one of the site’s co-editors – initially posted on this blog (and took...
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Lara: Venezuela's Ohio?, ctd.
A reader with business experience writes me about why Lara State does really matter: “In 2003-04, I got involved in a new venture: producing and selling a botteled...
Caravan Chaos
Marianna Parraga’s blow-by-blow account (literally!) of Chávez’s campaign caravana in Zulia’s Costa Oriental del Lago is well worth a read: Cuarta estación: Edecanes se desmayan a ritmo de golpe...
Quico hits the New York Times Op-Ed page
A love letter to Brazil… As millions of Brazilians rose into the middle class, Mr. Chávez’s autocratic excesses came to look unnecessary and inexcusable to Venezuelans. Mr. da...
Ad War Update: The Last Chapter
Ninety six days after it launched, the official campaign is now over. Last night, the candidates made their final pitches to voters on the streets and on TV....
Lloviendo Sobre Mojado Chronicles
I had great fun writing my election Set-Up piece for The New Republic. It’s tough writing so many of these without overlap, though. To keep it fresh, this...
Ad War Update: The Final Stretch
We’re now in the last days of the presidential campaign and both campaigns keep releasing ads to persuade voters. First, the latest from the Capriles’ camp: This one...
"Sensation of insecurity" Chronicles, cont'd.
Ramon Maldonado, third in the hierarchy of the Venezuelan Criminal Police (CICPC) and former head of its Anzoátegui delegation was the latest victim of crime in Caracas this...
The Chinese are also boliburgueses
A couple of articles to make your head spin. Charlie Devereux has a terrific piece for Bloomberg on China’s influence on Venezuela. Charlie, perhaps motivated by our little...
Annals of chavista headline writing
Yesterday, two opposition activists were shot dead during a rally for Henrique Capriles in Chávez’s home state of Barinas. (Another died later) How did the international media reflect this...
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