Right-hand Column overhaul
Quico says: In a fit of procrastination, I just checked, updated and re-organized the entire right-hand column. All the links have been checked and all of them work...
Life
Six years on: Usón's April 11th
On my trip to Caracas, I picked up a copy of “Opinion Prisoner: General Usón Speaks”. It’s a book of interviews with former Finance Minister and jailbird Francisco...
Mark & Doug's excellent Venezuelan adventure
Katy says: “Exit poll results show major defeat for Chávez” Caracas Chronicles headline, August 17th, 2004, citing a press release from Penn, Schoen & Berland. The long anticipated...
Media Terrorism Chronicles...
Quico says: Turns out that Simpsons/Baywatch story has legs: …hey, 290 editors can’t all be wrong. Update: Wow. Homer vs. CJ made it onto the BBC News front...
What do you do when you don't have time to post original stuff?
You pimp your blog out to YouTube, of course! Today’s theme is crazy stuff we saw on TV in 1998:
Reality and Discourse
Weil says:I liked this image a lot in simply because it shines a spotlight on the key to understanding Venezuela’s current reality: the delirious, rampant mismatch between official...
The Economics of Quítate Tú Pa'Ponerme Yo
Quico says: Francisco Rodríguez has become something of a force of nature in the field of Chávez scholarship. While most of us bullshit at excruciating length, FR brings...
Now they're making me mad!
Quico says: Some bits of rampant revolutionary idiocy hit closer to home than others, and for me, few hit closer than this one: chavismo wants to drive The...
Those evil exporters
Katy says: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced yesterday that he was nationalizing the cement industry, “no matter the cost.” With no previous warning, he gave the order on...
Cadivi Hassles at Maiquetía
Quico says: So there’s a rumor going around that people are getting asked to produce receipts and stuff at Maiquetía when they fly back into the country after...
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