The "R" Word
Our calendar says it’s 2014, but Venezuela seems to be stuck in the XXth Century: we are dealing with the return of malaria, and shortages. Yes… the country...
Politics
The Week in Bullets
Fake it until you make it? Nah We went all crazy on Monday when once again the government announced there was going to be a minister rotation. The ministers...
Corrales, on where Venezuela is
A smart take on the current situation by friend of the blog Javier Corrales, courtesy of NTN24, in Spanish. The part that jumped out at me: there were...
Journalism under siege
What’s new with the communicational hegemony these days? Well, a radio station was shut down in Barinas, and a radio show was suspended in Caracas. Journalists are being fired...
The roadmap, part V: One order of markets, but hold the dogma
(A few years ago, a group of academics and practitioners got together and looked at the types of policies that most countries with high growth experiences had implemented....
Is Populism beatable?
Populism has been the driving force behind both our political landscape and our economic misfortunes. This trait has marked the misguided economic policies of several administrations, with...
Can't Stop the Music
Vice-President Jorge Arreaza just announced that all the Ministers have offered their resignations to President Maduro in the midst of what the government has deemed The Shake: The Revolution within...
Good news, everyone!
The Ebola scare in Sabana Grande is probably just malaria. So, y’know, normal.
Ten years of funk
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the day the opposition lost its groove. On August 15th, 2004, a recall referendum on Hugo Chávez’s rule was held. The referendum...
Frank + Laura + Tamoa's Special Day (Updated)
Three Caracas-based journalists were honored at the Columbia Journalism School’s Cabot Prizes this year: the AP’s legendary Frank Bajak takes a prize, while one time Ultimas Noticias investigative power...
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