A lesson from Borges
In letting the press into his home to chronicle his day, Julio Borges shows other opposition politicians how to create that rarest of political commodities: empathy.
Politics
An Apology to Héctor Agüero
Héctor Agüero, the senior member of the National Assembly, deserves more respect than we accorded him yesterday.
Day One of the Henry Era
How was Henry Ramos Allup's first day as National Assembly chair? OK. Not great.
ANmageddon #5E: Venezuela's New National Assembly takes office
After a tense but largely peaceful day outside the Palacio Legislativo and a testy, historic opening session marked by a very drunk speech and a chavista walk-out, Venezuela has a new, opposition-led National Assembly.
Constituyente: The Nuclear Option
We have a tendency to see the Constituent Assembly as a kind of magic, fast-track solution to political problems chavismo has created. Here's why that's a mistake.
Qaddafi's drainage pipe and the opposition's soul
This is not the time for misguided adventurism. Magical thinking will not avert the oncoming Constitutional Crisis, and revenge fantasies won't re-establish the rule of law in Venezuela.
Henry's Purse Strings
The 2016 Budget is nowhere near big enough to cover the government's spending needs. Now, Nicolás Maduro is going to have to go beg Henry Ramos Allup for créditos adicionales to keep this show on the road. That's going to be cotufa-worthy.
Habemus Henry: Ramos Allup elected to lead National Assembly in 2016
Henry Ramos Allup, the controversial 73 year-old AD Secretary General, has just been selected by MUD deputies to preside the National Assembly in 2016. Here's my hot take.
Politics, finally
Why I welcome the incoming MUD majority's decision to choose the new A.N. president by secret ballot, and you should too.
A Note on Supreme Tribunal Reform
What if the new majority went back to the 2004 reform of the Supreme Tribunal Law to make one single change?
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