Meeting Chomsky, by @miguelsantos12
(A guest post by economist Miguel Ángel Santos – follow him on Twitter) The first time I heard of Noam Chomsky was in the early nineties. During my...
Politics
Graphs galore!
Twitter is just chock-full’a graphs today. Here’s one from Asdrúbal Oliveros on Venezuela’s car production. Vamos sobre ruedas!These two are from my partners-in-crime at ODH. The first is...
Chart of the Day
Crisis? What crisis?
Someone better call Guinness...
…because it looks like we have a new world record for the most State Vice-Ministries. Nicolas Maduro has decided to reform the government in more ways than one....
Crime - and nothing else
Mónica Spear and her husband were not the only ones who died yesterday. There was also Guido Méndez, a university professor, and his mother Glory, both killed inside...
Amalia Sáez's golden parachute
When I did my 8-D post on my hometown of Barquisimeto, I called then Mayor Amalia Sáez “the worst in history”. Now, weeks after she has left office,...
Tempest in a teacup
The standard recipe for chavista taunting goes more or less like this: 1) Do or say something outrageous. 2) Watch the opposition commentariat go nuts. 3) Make sure...
The FT rings the alarm bells
The folks at the FT are worried. Very worried. Two money quotes, given their annoying firewalls: “In a report last week which was otherwise bullish on supplies, analysts...
Why vote?
We’ve all heard it: we need to go out and vote on December 8th. But why? What difference will it make if your mayor is red or blue?...
8-D Races to Watch: El Hatillo (Updated)
El Hatillo is the smallest municipality in Caracas, and one of the bluest in the country. It’s also the most unusual case of the upcoming election: the MUD...
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