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...
Politics
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...
Sunday's De Facto Primary
One thing’s for sure: in the (now very likely) event of early presidential elections, the CNE calendar is going to be a circus. The thirty days stipulated between...
16-D Races to Watch: Anzoátegui & Nueva Esparta
Anzoátegui is one of the most vulnerable states for Chavismo this 16-D. Even though the comandante presidente won there last October, his margin of victory was lower than...
A smart profile of Maduro
Javier Corrales gives us his take over at Americas Quarterly. Good read.
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,...
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