2014: "El que se cansa pierde"
Your yearly briefing for 2014. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Politics
2013: The Dubious Luck of Being Hugo
Hugo Chávez was lucky to rule amid a historic oil boom, lucky to have fractious opponents at home, lucky to have Bush as an imperialist villain, and lucky for having quit while he was ahead.
2013: Without Him
Your yearly briefing for 2013. Translated by Javier Liendo.
2012: Sick but proud
Your Yearly Briefing for 2012. Translated by Javier Liendo.
2011: The beginning of his end
Your yearly briefing for 2011. Translated by Javier Liendo.
2011: Pax Bolivariana
Chávez's foreign policy looked to cement 21st Century Socialism as the ideological pillar of the region through a costly and aggressive "oil diplomacy." A glance back at the state of Venezuelan international affairs in 2011 shows that alliances are fragile when they are built on opportunism.
2010: In the dark and rotten
Photo: PolítiKa UCAB In 2010, Chávez dons the Marxist-Christian garb. For the first time, people started banging pots in protest during his speech in a public event in...
2010: The "Exprópiese," today
The voracious expropriations and nationalization of industries - big and small - laid the groundwork for our current economic landscape of shortages, destruction, and a private sector that barely continues to exist.
The Meaning of Misery
The monetary aggregates and statistics mean nothing to Carolina. All she knows is that when the time comes to buy vegetables, the idea of buying a whole kilo of something is an extravagance she can't afford.
Rafa’s Pity Party
Few men have been as powerful in Venezuela as former oil czar Rafael Ramírez. Now that he’s a target in the latest chavista purge, let’s remember why he should never have our sympathy.
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