You don't know Father Vidal
Last month, a Maracaibo priest named Vidal Atencio put Chávez on the altar…literally. Alongside the image of the comandante eterno he had pictures of the Libertador and Zulia State Governor...
Politics
A modest proposal
On the occasion of the birth of his royal babydom, I’d like to make a modest proposal for the betterment of Venezuelans’ relationship with power: let us commit...
You don't have to be on LSD to come up with an auction mechanism like SICAD...but it helps
So the first analysis is in on the operation of the new alternative-to-CADIVI dollar “auction“ system. (And yes, I had to put the scare-quotes in bold type because the...
The long game is supra-constitutional
After having the privilege of spending some time listening to Henrique Capriles in Chile (more on that in future posts), I have a better understanding of what the...
A No-Show Epidemic in Distortiolandia
So puzzle me this one: how can it be possible that international flights out of Maiquetía are booked solid for now until the end of time, yet all...
Business Plan! Business Plan!
Esta vaina es un tiro al suelo… [Hat tip: House.]
Passport gridlock
Looks like what once was a problem solved is coming back with a vengeance: getting or renewing a passport is once more becoming an ordeal for ordinary Venezuelans. Former...
Sanity 1, Samán 0
Earlier this month, butchers across the land went on strike, fed up with both constant harassment by INDEPABIS and price controls that force them to sell at a loss....
Please be part of my Focus Group
Would anyone mind helping me in this crowdsourced experiment? I recently learned that Capriles has a weekly web show. That’s his only main communicational outlet. His latest episode...
Panfleto Negro at 14
Yup, Venezuela’s own little online corner of the web for overeducated depressives turns 14 today. Whoddathunkit? Many happy returns, Panfleto. If we didn’t have you we’dhave to invent...
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