The Comments Section Diaspora
Quico says: So y’all still occasionally give me shit about shutting down the comments section here. It’s a decision I struggled with for years (no, literally, years), and...
Life
The Stockholm Syndrome of the 21st Century
or:An open letter to Julia Buxton… Dear Julia, I read your piece on OpenDemocracy.net and felt I should respond. I didn’t agree with much of what you had...
How many damn horsemen are there in this apocalypse, anyway?
Quico says: Here’s a crushingly obvious but seldom made observation about chavismo’s decision to shut down RCTV: the claim that the move is about the station’s coupsterism in...
RCTV as Information Shortcut
Quico says: One thing is clear: RCTV’s impending closure has been a public relations Waterloo for Chávez, an unmitigated disaster. The move has undone years of carefully spun...
Locked in their Hummers
Quico says: When we hear stories about corrupt chavista officials, our usual response is moral outrage, a sneering disgust at the hypocrisy of self-styled socialist revolutionaries going around...
Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?
Quico says: Nope, which is why you can read the Two Constitutions spiel on Noticiero Digital.
Reader's Guide Reloaded
Quico says: Every few months, I take some time to update my “Greatest Hits” compilation – that Reader’s Guide I’ve set up as the first link you see...
Putting the Atom back together again
Quico says: I’ve just realized those daily emails haven’t been going out to those of you who’ve subscribed. Turns out my Atom site feed has been broken for...
One for the Reader's Guide
Quico says: Talk about making my blog superfluous. This article by Javier Corrales and Michael Penfold in the April issue of the Journal of Democracy condenses material that’s...
Venezuela's two constitutions
Quico says: Anonymous sources inside the Presidential Committee for Constitutional Reform say their proposals are almost ready, and await only Chávez’s final go-ahead before being presented to the...
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