My Kingdom for a Cake
This is a post about cake, and how I became a soulless, sociopathic monster who makes children cry to make one. See, when I’m not obsessing about politics...
Politics
Juan on CNN Chile
All I can say is dang! that guy looks good in a suit and tie.
Holy cow, the campaign already started
In comments, Birdman chimes in: Meanwhile, back on the streets of Caracas: Our dear defense minister (speaking in his capacity as member of the military-civilian junta that rules Venezuela)...
NPR's OnPoint Today (Updated)
Have a listen: Update: Here’s me (Juan) on Canadian TV. Here’s me on NPR. Here’s me on CNN Chile. Here’s me on the CBC. I’m kind of sick of myself.
Crazy Media Day (Updated)
Correction: I just finished on Al Jazeera English TV together with Miguel Octavio . I was on BBC World Service radio opposite Mark Weisbrot earlier – link to come. Update: Juan C. is going...
Swoooooon...
This is the greatest thing that’s happened in my career. </starryeyes> Also, I’m on KQED, an NPR affiliate in Northern California live right now. Update: and later, a second...
The Media Barrage Continues (Updated)
Had great fun on NPR’s On Point just now, alongside Rory Carroll and Cynthia Arnson. I think the program is (or will be) online to listen again, if you’re so...
Stepping forward
As it’s natural at a time like this, most pieces written about Chávez’s passing take a step back and consider his legacy in broad perspective. For my piece...
Hugo Chávez, 1954-2013
Dear Melanie, Natalia, and Cecilia, I’m writing this on a sunny, late-autumn morning in Santiago. You are out with your mother doing various things and, as has been...
Hugo Chávez is dead
Hugo Chávez, who transformed Venezuela from a deeply flawed democracy into a nearly flawless autocracy, is dead at 58. My thoughts on the way Fidel Castro shaped his...
Caracas Chronicles is 100% reader-supported.
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
Donate