Primer on the Bizarre World of the Signature Repairs
Much of the point of this blog is to provide an explanation of Venezuelan politics to foreigners. But as I sit to try to write about the signature...
Life
The Untold Story of Venezuela's 2002 April Crisis
The conventional wisdom about Venezuela’s brief coup attempt in April 2002 is almost entirely wrong. The real story is much weirder, and much more interesting. The events that...
The Untold Story of Venezuela's 2002 April Crisis
The conventional wisdom about Venezuela’s brief coup attempt in April 2002 is almost entirely wrong. The real story is much weirder, and much more interesting. The events that...
Back now...
After a very nice, break. I avoided talking Venezuela and even – gasp – read a novel (R.K. Narayan’s The Vendor of Sweets – heartily recommended to fellow...
Back now...
After a very nice, break. I avoided talking Venezuela and even – gasp – read a novel (R.K. Narayan’s The Vendor of Sweets – heartily recommended to fellow...
A note from my intellectual tradition...
From Why Orwell Matters, by Christopher Hitchens: “There isn’t much room for doubt about the real source of anti-Orwell resentment. In the view of many on the official...
A note from my intellectual tradition...
From Why Orwell Matters, by Christopher Hitchens: “There isn’t much room for doubt about the real source of anti-Orwell resentment. In the view of many on the official...
Point - Counterpoint
Bernardo Alvarez, Venezuela’s ambassador to the US replies to the Washington Post, saying, “Contrary to what the editorial implied, at no time has any group controlled by the...
Point - Counterpoint
Bernardo Alvarez, Venezuela’s ambassador to the US replies to the Washington Post, saying, “Contrary to what the editorial implied, at no time has any group controlled by the...
Gringo escualido pollsters speak
GQR is the gold standard of polling in Venezuela, and their last results are encouraging. However, it is a bit disquieting to think these are the people who...
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