Who's the one with cancer?
Daniel Pratt has this uncanny knack for making even the most nihilistic little rants somehow fun to read…it’s hard to put your finger on how he does it,...
Politics
A sobering thought
It’s strange to think that Hugo Chávez might be dead right now. Or he might die in the next 72 hours. Either way, we’d only hear about it...
Adventures in supraconstitutionality
Everyone is focused on quirky Article 233 of Venezuela’s Constitution. But what about its freaky cousin, Article 231? Here is what it says, in my rough translation: Article...
A Portrait of the Yes Man as a Young Man
I’m still amazed by the sheer dearth of information we have about our soon-to-be-president. Once more, Ultimas Noticias comes to the rescue, with a juicy article that’s long...
Silver linings
So are there reasons for optimism? You betcha! First off, with the rumour mill going off the rails yesterday, we need to keep in mind that Chávez’s death...
Crumbling cartels and reform
I received a coment via email from someone asking why Caracas Chronicles was being so pessimistic. He wondered if there was any reason for hope. This guest post...
Sooner rather than later?
OK, Nico, you’re freaking me out now… Watch it with the sound off…ufff.
What do we really know about Maduro?
In my TNR piece on the launch of transition, I stress the idea that we don’t actually know anything at all about Nicolás Maduro, Although he’s held a...
16-D Races to Watch: Lara & Monagas
Lara was the swing state that wasn’t in the last election, and even though Chavez narrowly won it, the result was encouraging news for the MUD and for the incumbent governor...
Apt pupil
President-in-waiting Nicolás Maduro addressed the nation. We can already see glimmers of his style, and it is pure Chávez. Instead of using the momentous occasion to unite the...
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