Please, oh master, throw us a bone
So far, I’ve avoided discussing Hugo Chávez’s Twitter account. But let’s face it – the thing is downright depressing. Chávez’s last tweets were on November 1st, and they...
Life
One for the history buffs
I kind of dug this video on the history of Maracaibo, based on the Bolívar Films archives. At 51 minutes, it’s a bit long, but well made. (Full disclosure...
Dilma, Maria Gabriela, and the legacy issue
The election of Dilma Rousseff as Brazil’s first female President inspires mixed feelings. On the one hand, the historic nature of her win cannot be underestimated. In a...
Full of gas
Over the weekend, Italian multinational ENI announced a major gas discovery. The Perla field, in the waters of the Gulf of Venezuela, contains more gas than the entire...
The very reasonable Guido
Henry Rangel Silva is an example of some of the worst our country has to offer. So, for a change, I thought I would end the week with...
The Final Mask
It’s an election season mainstay, a tradition almost. Ahead of every vote since the opposition’s catastrophically misguidedecision to cry “Fraud!” in 2004, government spokesmen go on the record to ponderously...
The Thing that Ate Venezuela
With its recent mass of fresh expropriations, the Venezuelan government has reverted to its old, troubling ways. Now that the Parliamentary elections are behind us, it is unburdened...
The Workers vs. Their Paradise
My latest for the What’s Next Venezuela? Blog. Key bit: Under private ownership, any complaint the unions take to State Labor Inspectorates tend to be heard sympathetically. The...
Enter Makled, capo du jour
Greetings earthlings! As we continue working our transition to the new website, we’ll continue posting this week. One of the more interesting stories as of late is the tale...
Terrorism that goes "Boom"
You gotta give chavista diplomacy an A for gumption. Decrying Spain for daring to ask that Venezuela deport a known ETA terrorist (currently on the Venezuelan governments payroll),...
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