Losing the spin war
My immediate reaction after today’s “pictures” and revelations, in Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog. Whether it’s Chávez’s health or the economy, it seems the only “proof” we have is that...
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First image of Chávez since December released
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas and Science Minister Jorge Arreaza have made public in cadena nacional the first image of the comandante presidente since December 8th, 2012. Arreaza showed...
Habia una vez un circo...
Almost five years ago, the comandante presidente created the National Circus Company, as a part of his cultural policy. A year and a half later, the Company set...
The fictional dollar gets a little bit less fictional
And so it’s official: the bolivar has been devalued to Bs.6.30:$1, with the never-well-pondered SITME mechanism abolished. On paper, a 46.5% 31.7%* devaluation should be huge news. The reality is...
My kingdom for a baseball cap
The Chavernment sometimes uses the mandatory simulcasts on all TV and Radio stations (known as cadenas) to promote its image and political agenda through elaborate infomercials, but last night...
Panic is thine enemy
Recent shenanigans at the National Assembly have created a sense of panic in certain opposition circles. To recap: following the defection (which sounds curiously like defecation) of two...
Yesterday on NPR: Me and Kimi vs. Every Leftie in the Bay Area
So I was on a Bay area NPR show up against a couple of random chavistas yesterday: you can listen to the recording here. Listen closely at 4:44 to...
A bizarre Goebbelsian spectacle
I don’t have a lot to say about yesterday’s bizarre Goebbelsian spectacle with Diosdado Cabello (of all friggin’ people) accusing Primero Justicia of widespread corruption except that it confirms...
Gran Mision Mad Rush to Catch Up After Years of Broken Promises
Even after the home-buidling boom of the year ahead of the 2012 presidential vote, chavismo still hasn’t caught up with the puntofijo years’ pace… [Hat tip: Transparencia Venezuela.]
Fourteen years on
Oh geez, has it really been fourteen years already? Who knew?! Time flies when your country is going down the toilet. Dígalo ahí, Santos, Cuando empezó la revolución, las...
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