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The chavista model of the modern autocracy – dismantle democratic checks and balances while simultaneously keeping a democratic façade by winning elections – is possibly our only remaining...
Politics
The hegemons now go for the newspapers (Updated)
After the airwaves, it’s only natural that the people leading the communicational hegemony would set their sights on newspapers, looking to curb dissident voices and control the flow...
Let's-Flog-This-Dead-Horse-S'more Chronicles
Listen, I remember the criticisms from 2004 because I made a lot of them. When fraud claims came following the Recall Referendum then, they all seemed to be...
Priorities, Priorities
A version of this chart has been making the rounds on Facebook. I did the inflation adjustment.
When Model UN finally comes in handy
Just so we’re clear, I’m now working for the International Relations Dept. of Comando Simón Bolívar. I’m a grunt, not a spokesperson, but still, I’m pretty proud of...
Bayly and Capriles
Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. What did you think?
The Grass is Always Greener...in Colombia
I’ve never been the jealous type. Until I saw this clip of Colombia’s Speaker of the House of Representatives. Igualito a Diosdado. Watch it and weep. [gigya src=”http://swf.tubechop.com/tubechop.swf”...
Alexis Ramírez: Grand Media Inquisitor
The Chavista onslaught against independent media (domestic or foreign) has been escalating pretty quickly: Nicolás Maduro has now accused CNN en Español of promoting a coup against him...
Nope, not a Chigüire story...
Sigh… El embajador de Irán en Venezuela, Hojattolah Soltani, informó hoy que ofreció a los nuevos dueños del canal privado venezolano Globovisión la programación en castellano del canal...
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