A smart profile of Maduro
Javier Corrales gives us his take over at Americas Quarterly. Good read.
Politics
Diosdado Decrees Ban on Thinking of an Elephant
HT: Moncho.
Ribbon-cutting Chronicles
In his first speech since being officially annointed dauphin, President-in-waiting Nicolás Maduro was in Mariches, Miranda today inaugurating a cable car. What stood out for me is that...
Things to do in Miraflores before leaving for surgery
Before his departure to Cuba, the comandante presidente finally swore in the new Defense Minister Admiral Diego Molero Bellavia late Sunday night. The official ceremony was delayed for...
Things to do in Miraflores before leaving for surgery
Before his departure to Cuba, the comandante presidente finally swore in the new Defense Minister Admiral Diego Molero Bellavia late Sunday night. The official ceremony was delayed for...
The coming demise of the Trollibarian Republic...
I probably shouldn’t, but I can’t help but point to this web comic, which made the rounds in the hours following Chávez’s triumphal return from Cuba last Friday,...
First, do no harm
The current political/oncological drama shaking Venezuela presents a tricky situation for the opposition. On the one hand, they need to avoid the danger of appearing to gloat. Ultimately,...
Mental Health Break: Yo bici CCS
A real jewel from the few, the hardy, the possibly-deluded: the Caracas CycleActivist sub-world.
The telenovela reaches its climax
When the comandante presidente went public with his cancer in June 2011, I was out of the country. When people asked me about it, I told them that...
Chavez can now get his new surgery
The National Assembly has unanimously approved the request of President Hugo Chavez to leave the country and go to Cuba for his fourth surgery in 18 months. You...
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