Precariousness without prevarication
“The thing about life in Venezuela,” Katy said to me one evening, “is that everything is so … precarious.” It took me a while to digest what she...
Politics
A new member of the Venezuelan English-language (severely dysfunctional) blogosphere family
Welcome, Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights. Kinda lefty for my taste, but worth reading. Your analysis of the Datanálisis / C21 polls was pretty interesting. Your discussion of...
Why Capriles is not yet on top
He is running a smooth campaign. Unity among the opposition’s factions is rock solid. He is constantly on message. His opponent is sick, and has been around for...
Quico is so busy...
… he doesn’t even have time to publicize his own stuff! His latest on the International Herald Tribune.
Two hearts that beat as one
The “Venezuelan Heart” PR campaign, which was launched by the Chavernment last May has been withdrawn for now. Information Minister Andres Izarra said that the decision was taken...
An oldie but a goodie
Looking through for links on chavismo’s batshit-nuts exchange control system, I found this rant, squirreled away in the 2009 memory-dustbin of my archive. It’s nice to find something...
Desperation (Updated)
The picture above shows the Venezuelan Independence Day Military parade. “Corazón Venezolano” is the campaign slogan for Hugo Chávez’s re-election. How is this not a bigger scandal? (HT:...
The bastardization of our Independence Day
The 201st Anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence is just the kind of date for taking a deep breath and thinking about our national identity,...
C21 Slides
Here are the slides with the detail of Consultores 21’s June poll. You’re welcome.
Epic fail
Here is Chávez’s latest campaign ad: un-singable jingle full of tired old clichés, worn-out rythms, and hysterical imagery. It’s too bad for them, because the video starts off...
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