The fjords of Macuro
Juan Cristobal says: – The most developed nation on Earth. The most peaceful country on Earth. Insanely high life expectancy. The second-highest GDP per capita in the world....
Life
Not that there's anything wrong with that
Quico says: I’ve been feeling particularly ineffective when it comes to blogging November’s state and local elections. Aside from the fact that the opposition hasn’t decided who it’s...
Extra! Extra! Nickname Felon Starts Making Sense!
Quico says: It pains me to say it – and not just because the bastard usurped my nickname and, worse yet, misspells it – but Kico Bautista’s latest...
The crying game
Quico says: What follows is cut-and-pasted from a recent Skype chat: Katy 6:25 PM: ¿estas? Quico 6:25 PM: epa, sí, recien regresado Katy 6:26 PM: ¿donde estabas? Quico...
Oil Economics 101
Katy says: – In today’s class, we will discuss current events in oil markets. – China raised fuel taxes by as much as 18 percent. Markets interpreted this...
Blunder of the week
Katy says: – Interior Minister Ramón Rodríguez Chacín committed one of the biggest blunders I have seen recently, when he said that most murders in Venezuela were murders...
What Primero Justicia wants, Part II: The justice system
Katy says: – This is the second post in a series on the proposals of Venezuela’s opposition political parties. The first part (on oil policy) is here. The...
The tired revolution
Katy says: – Lucía sends me this link to the latest New Yorker piece on Chávez, written by the legendary Jon Lee Anderson. What a disappointing read. The...
The Secret Parliament
Quico says: I’m sorry to stay stuck on the Intelligence Decree-Law fiasco, but the more I think about it the more I see it as the embodiment of...
A big pile o' nothin'
Katy says: – The past week saw a heavily-promoted presidential address that was supposed to contain the details of a stimulous package to attack slowing growth and soaring...
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