I am Tibi, hear me roar
Tibisay Lucena, the head of Venezuela’s National Elections Council, has been called many things before: a die-hard chavista; a machiavellian tool of the revolution; a sensible technician; a lover...
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In case of a water landing, your CADIVI cupo may be used as a flotation device
Something about this story is…just not right: Despite currency woes in Venezuela, a new low-cost airline plans to launch daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and the Venezuelan capital...
Diosdado's guessing game
It’s been a week since the Diosdado/Shannon picture show and we’ve read many hypothesis over what had to happen to get that photo opp. Both Jackson Diehl and...
Breaking: Legislative Elections called for December 6
In an ill-humored, defensive speech, brimming with reproaches against her critics, CNE-head Tibisay Lucena called Legislative Elections for December 6th. The speech was a remarkable piece of wounded-ego...
Making Sense of the Shannon-Diosdado Confab
Washington Post op-ed columnist Jackson Diehl has the first comprehensible account of what the effing eff Senior State Department official Thomas Shannon was doing in Haiti a week...
The Brazilian Senators: What Actually Happened
A group of Brazilian Senators traveled to Venezuela for a state-sanctioned visit. In a matter of hours, by confining them to a 10 km. stretch of asphalt, the Venezuelan government facilitated these men a more profound understanding of our political situation than miles of road travel and hours of interviews could ever have.
How Low Can You Go?
Sometimes, it feels like the Maduro Era is just a showcase of human misery, a dismal display case for the absolute friggin’ worst this benighted species has to offer....
Peace zones are totally dope (for criminal gangs)
On Friday night, the motorcade of Sports Minister Pedro Infante was apparently attacked by criminals in the Cota 905. The minister’s eight bodyguards handled the situation, taking cover in a...
Annals of Lede-Burial: China Development Bank Edition
Today, the Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece on China Development Bank’s ballooning, questionably-performing Venezuela engagement with Hugoslavia: $37 billion in loans that may or may not...
The Strange and Wonderful World of Jim Luers
So a lot has been happening in the strange and wonderful world of Jim Luers since we last checked in on him. Our criollo Tyler Durden, who claims to...
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