The chats of others
Quico says: A few nights ago I was blown away by Florian von Donnersmarck’s brilliant 2006 film, The Lives of Others. In a quiet, methodical way, the film...
Quico says: A few nights ago I was blown away by Florian von Donnersmarck’s brilliant 2006 film, The Lives of Others. In a quiet, methodical way, the film...
Juan Cristobal says: – One of the biggest challenges in writing this blog is bridging the disconnect between our perception of Venezuelan politics and the day-to-day reality on...
Juan Cristobal says: – A scenery-chewing political reformer. A bible-thumping banner of books. A pitbull with lipstick. The political heiress to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. A hack....
Quico says: In today’s WaPo, Juan Forero has the skinny on the Empire’s decision to freeze all assets belonging to three top chavista intelligence operatives: the inimitable Ramón...
URL: http://www.partidocopei.org.ve/ Updatedness: 5 out of 20.“Noticias actuales” from May. A separate “National Blog” is updated about once every 3 days. Interaction possibilities: 11 out of 20.You get...
URL: http://www.primerojusticia.org.ve/ Updatedness: 16 out of 20Near-daily news updates, but too many links still send you to “Under Construction” pages. Also, the activities page is out of date....
Quico says: From today, both Juan Cristobal and I will be out travelling: he has a business trip, I’m going to a conference. To keep the blog active,...
Quico says: In the last few weeks, Venezuelans have faced a paradox. A government that, by and large, has never allowed itself to be hemmed in by written...
Juan Cristobal says: In some opposition circles, wanting to get elected to office amid the swirl of inhabilitaciones and decree-laws almost amounts to treason. The conventional wisdom seems...
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