Chavismo as Savage Capitalism
Oil wealth will be replaced by a private production network that will serve the mafias that keep the dictatorship standing. What’s happening with gas is only the first step
Tag: Shortages
Venezuela: Where Scarcity Becomes Business
There’s a black market for everything. Venezuelans will always find ways to trade with anything scarce, from food to DirecTV kits
Massive Shortages in Venezuela Are Closer Than They Appear
Fuel shortage and lockdowns are reigniting the regime’s controlling instincts—and overwhelming the people’s capacity for survival
My Kingdom for a Cake
This is a post about cake, and how I became a soulless, sociopathic monster who makes children cry to make one. See, when I’m not obsessing about politics...
Asthma Attack Chronicles
Probably the most distress-inducing thing I’ve read about Venezuela in the last few months is stuck away between parenthesis in this MUD press release: Venezuela is now experiencing a...
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