Ad War Update
The latest from the Capriles’ camp uses a first-hand account of how negative the Chavernment’s policy of expropiations has been for the country. This ad from the Chavez’...
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When I talk about October’s election, people invariable ask me about “the numbers”. ¿Cómo van los números? That kind of thing. They mean the polls, of course. But...
Two weeks on: Your verdict on Comments-via-Email
Time to take the pulse on this Comments-via-Email experiment. With no Comments-Section time-sink, we posted much more often than usual to the main page. That meant that we...
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Orwell-on-Guaire
That weird Orwellian vibe on State Media these days may be clear as day to Venezuelans, but it’s tough, very tough to get it across to a neutral....
Del apuro solo queda...
The Gran Mision Vivienda Venezuela, the Chavernment’s house-building program, is going into overdrive right before the election. Of course, unintended consequences come along any rushed process, like workplace...
Bolívar Pogrom
It’s good to see the Supreme Tribunal wrestling with the truly consequential challenges of our time: A las bóvedas de los museos deben ir a parar las obras...
Cara e' Tabla Fraud
A reader points out a gap in my Stealth Fraud/Open Fraud framework. Call it the Cara e’ Tabla Fraud. Just picture it: After a night of wild speculation,...
Ad War Update, ctd.
First up, the Capriles camp foregrounds the buenas vibras at his rallies all across the country with a musical theme heavy on optimism. Then, the Chavez camp brings...
Underperforming in London
I really wish we didn’t have to do this, but once more Chávez’s rank politization of what ought to be a non-political story forces our hand. The reality...
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