Ten black boxes
Over in CrónicasdeCaracas.net, a frustrated rant on the sheer impossibility of figuring out how much the government spends.
Politics
Word of the Day: Agnotology
Definition: “the study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt.” According to John Quiggin, an agnotological belief acts as a political shibboleth, “that is, an affirmation that marks the speaker...
In a perfect world
A Venezuelan newspaper would find a dogged, talented journalist and give him/her a research budget, six months and enough exposure to blow the top right off of a story...
"Rangel Silva es un gocho A-1"
…that, at least, is how convicted felon Moises Maiónica sees it. As our favorite Narco-general takes the dais at the National Assembly, take a trip down memory lane...
The country you want
If I had to summarize a campaign motif for a presidential candidate – and you know I’m itching to – I would start with this graph from the...
Teodoro Floats a Primary Date: October 15, 2011
We should be so lucky. (Guy says a document setting out detailed rules and regulations for a primary are in the process of being drafted, which sounds like...
Tone-deaf chronicles
I hate to continue barking at the shenanigans of the opposition’s old guard, but they make it so difficult! This weekend, we had a double-whammy of bone-headed ideas...
Wonky. Specific. Bread-and-butter Centered. Straightforward.
I think Julio Borges’s attacks on Chávez’s foreign largesse are getting more and more effective: with the $13.5 billion Venezuela sends abroad in various subsidized oil schemes to bolster...
Boiling it down
In Caracas Chronicles en Español CronicasDeCaracas.net: the transition in three bullet points.
Right Guard?
Reading my review of Randy Brewer’s book on The New Republic, Alejandro Tarre demanded a right of reply. Isaiah Berlin once wrote that, “as an intellectual discipline, it...
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