A Memo to the Drunks
Here’s a short memo to the drunks haggling over the empty bottle that is the opposition unity candidacy for Governor of Guárico. A few weeks ago, chavismo got...
Life
Industrial Policy, Chavista Style
(A nugget of a story that landed in my Inbox, courtesy of a long-time reader) Hey chamos! Wanna laugh a bit? Check out this story of how our...
MIA Report
Sorry to go all MIA on everyone all of a sudden. It’s been a horrible few weeks for me: first came the sudden loss of my dad, a...
In Defense of Andres Izarra
This is a tale of a twitter feed gone mad. Yesterday, I noticed an evolving twitter tiff between somebody named Vendetta_V and the president of chavista broadcaster Telesur,...
52-48. Case Closed.
There has been a bit of confusion among analysts about the real meaning of the September 26th election. While most in the opposition say that 52% of the...
A Bi-POLAR Government
Two random quotes from the same day: Vice-President Elías Jaua: “We have no plan of action against Polar.” Food Minister Carlos Osorio: “The people need to control Polar.”...
The Case of the Missing Ethical Dilemma
A few years ago, I had a close friend named Samuel. Samuel barely graduated from college, and from an early age he dabbled with the wrong crowd. He...
Prey for the Hunt
Today’s El Universal has an excellent article on the current state of Hato El Frío, a large farm and biodiversity research center “expropriated” by the Chávez administration in...
Five Reasons Not To Worry About Hugo Chavez's Nuclear Ambitions
This blog caters to English speakers looking for information on Venezuelan politics. In that spirit, I feel I owe it to give my take on the widely reported...
It's Raining Victims
Eleven years into his Presidency, it’s an established fact that Hugo Chávez handles our country’s finances like his own personal pulpería. In spite of this, it never ceases...
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