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Quico says: The decision to jail judge María Lourdes Afiuni, following a bizarre series of events that saw Hugo Chávez flip out after the judge ordered – apparently...
Quico says: The decision to jail judge María Lourdes Afiuni, following a bizarre series of events that saw Hugo Chávez flip out after the judge ordered – apparently...
Quico says: The Latinbarómetro Poll, published by The Economist, always has an eyebrow-raising stat or two to offer. This year’s study, for instance, asks the age old question:...
Quico says: If citizens’ ability to reason together on issues of common concern in the public sphere is the cornerstone of real democracy, Venezuela is in more trouble...
Quico and Juan Cristóbal say: The new software platform for Caracas Chronicles is finally here! After several months of intense work, the site is now presentable enough for...
Northeasternnnnn!!! (Taken 10 a.m. I’m actually a recent-enough immigrant to Quebec to get excited by this kind of thing…)
Quico says: Judging from the reaction, rather a lot of you misinterpreted my last post as some kind of woolly call to hold a nice, reasonable debate with...
Quico says: One thing all critics of the Chávez regime seem to agree on is that democracy in Venezuela is pretty much dead. But what exactly do we...
Juan Cristóbal says: Lately, this story about the 1988 Referendum that ended the Pinochet dictatorship keeps coming to mind. (Translated from Spanish Wikipedia): “At 12:18 AM on October...
Juan Cristóbal says: – It’s easy to forget, but before we were oligarchs, squalid ones and betrayers of the homeland, we were simply – his invisible friends. I...
Quico says: “Opposition” has become an obsolete concept in Venezuelan politics. Opposition is what you do to governments capable of being opposed: those that see the practice of...
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