Miguel Rodríguez Torres: No Longer Ignorable
Here's some bad news: the time when you could just ignore Miguel Rodríguez Torres is over. The former Interior Minister is making his move.
Politics
The Game We're In
Chavismo's state governors see Maduro a problem, not a solution. Until you've thought through the implications of that, you haven't understood the game we're in.
A sMUDdgy record so far
The MUD has proven it can't legislate and plan for elections at the same time. So they must pick one and stick to it, before their honeymoon period quickly runs out.
CNE freelances itself s'more powers: bars the Assembly from initiating legislation on referenda
The Assembly's plan to approve a new law on Recall Referendums to expedite the whole process? You didn't seriously think chavismo would allow that, did you?
Hacks and the hackers who hack them
The budget and scope of Maduro's surveillance operation is enough to make a convicted Colombian hacker, and the media that covers this story, blush.
Should we go for the jugular?
In his latest Sobremesa, Juan asks whether we should be focusing on solutions instead of problems when it comes to effective regime change in 2016, namely, getting rid of the current TSJ.
Fun with numbers, Datanálisis style
Your no-BS breakdown on the latest Datanalisis poll, which is basically quantified doom-and-gloom.
Chavismo is Committed to Social Inclusion
Chavismo always claimed that Social Inclusion was a winning bet. They were right!
Swiss Miss(conduct)
Reports of a big DoJ investigation into money laundering in Switzerland confirms what we'd all figured: a major U.S. investigation into Derwick is ongoing.
There's a whole lot more iceberg where that came from
Miguel Rodríguez Torres has started blurting out the kinds of things that good, loyal chavista faction heads like this are never ever supposed to say in public.
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