Calgary, Edo. Monagas
Katy says: This NY Times article on the current oil boom in Alberta, Canada is worth a look. (Free registration required.) As has been reported before, the high...
Life
The kind of journalism Venezuela needs, and isn't getting...
Lost amid the polemics on media bias and government intimidation in Venezuela is a fundamental observation about our journalism: it sucks. Chavista or anti, Venezuelan journalists do shockingly...
The kind of journalism Venezuela needs, and isn't getting...
Lost amid the polemics on media bias and government intimidation in Venezuela is a fundamental observation about our journalism: it sucks. Chavista or anti, Venezuelan journalists do shockingly...
LVA's incriminate-a-thon and the perils of rocking the boat
The scandal developing around not-yet-quite-ex-Supreme Tribunal Magistrate Luis Velásquez Alvaray (LVA) speaks a ton and a half about the dynamics of corruption-busting posturing in the Chavez regime. While...
How very regal of him...
I try not to pick silly fights with Venezuelanalysis these days, but this headline is just too much…
LVA's incriminate-a-thon and the perils of rocking the boat
The scandal developing around not-yet-quite-ex-Supreme Tribunal Magistrate Luis Velásquez Alvaray (LVA) speaks a ton and a half about the dynamics of corruption-busting posturing in the Chavez regime. While...
How very regal of him...
I try not to pick silly fights with Venezuelanalysis these days, but this headline is just too much…
Conceptual Precision Chronicles
I think this 1997 Foreign Affairs article (warning: large PDF file) by Fareed Zakaria is a really helpful read for anyone trying to understand chavismo. Stressing the conceptual...
Conceptual Precision Chronicles
I think this 1997 Foreign Affairs article (warning: large PDF file) by Fareed Zakaria is a really helpful read for anyone trying to understand chavismo. Stressing the conceptual...
"El nuevorriquismo derrochador y rastacuero desaparecerá de las costumbres oficiales!"
Hat tip to Feathers for pointing me to Viejas Fotos Actuales, a stunning archive of Venezuelan historical sound recordings and film clips. Good for hours of kitsch/nostalgic fun....
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