Major shake-up in Trujillo
Trujillo State Governor Hugo Cabezas announced that he has declined to run for a second term, even though he was endorsed by the comandante presidente himself weeks ago...
Politics
Do it for Socorro
Socorro Hernández is one of those chavista creatures that really tick me off. I can sort of understand people like Aristóbulo Istúriz, or Freddy Bernal, or Elías Jaua,...
The CNE pulls off a magic trick
Six of Chavismo’s candidates for State governorships in the the 16-D regional elections have something in common beside being chosen via “neurological primary”: they are not residents of...
Is Venezuela a democracy?
My latest over at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog.
New budget = New military toys
The Chavernment presented this week its blueprint for the 2013 National Budget, which includes a huge total: 396.406 Millions of Bs. (33% higher than its predecessor). FONDEN and...
Road to 16-D Update
The final list of candidates for the December 16th regional elections, where we will elect Governors and State legislatures, is out. Even though Chavismo and the MUD are...
Other Voiceless
I don’t think I’m the only one going through this but, over the last couple of weeks, I’ve found it harder and harder to write. It’s a disorienting...
The perfect campaign
Last Friday, I was honored to be mentioned (twice, no less) in the Op-Ed pages of El Universal, one of Caracas’ main newspapers. I thank Miguel Ángel Santos...
If only we could be as efficient as the soviets...
The new “efficiency” drive recently announced by the comandante presidente was looking for a symbol to recognize and represent the excellence that the Chavernment wants its workers to...
Luis Pedro's Turn of Phrase
It’s not easy to think up ways to infuse life into the tired old political economy discussion we’ve been having since the 1930s, but Luis Pedro España manages...
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