Live-blogging the Cuban thaw-mageddon
The decades-old feud between the US and Cuba is coming to an end. After exchanging political prisoners – one Alan Gross in exchage for three Cubans held in the...
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If you think President Maduro just quit his job, raise your hand
Nah, he hasn’t. I’m still troubled, however, by the indifference with what just happened. A brief recap: On Monday, President Nicolás Maduro held a rally against the Empire of...
Hausmann Presidente
A translation of a delicious put-down of our cerebrally-limited President, courtesy of Harvard Prof. Ricardo Hausmann: After a trip to Albania, South Africa, India, and Kazakhstan, where I have...
How will our women help solve our conflict?
The role of women in Venezuelan society is a topic that is rarely discussed. Our media tends to portray women as either helpless victims, sex objects, or chavista firebrands....
Another year, another attempt at police reform
Is violence still rampant in the country? Yes. Is homicide such a problem that it must be considered as an epidemic? Absolutely. So, what’s the central government doing about...
Wistful about the Tower of David
I loved this piece by Boris Muñoz on the evacuation of the Tower of David. Painstakingly, Boris took the time to visit the Tower and get to know its...
A threat, but only in theory
The US Congress has passed a law asking for sanctions against Venezuelan human rights violators. President Obama is expected to sign it. So you will hear a lot in the coming...
The Precise Instant Everything Went to Hell
It’s a luxury, really: not that many countries are able to pinpoint the exact moment when the wheels came off their economic institutions and macro-chaos became inevitable. We can....
Aftermath in Uribana: Few answers, no closure
It has been three weeks since the start of the Uribana Prison crisis, and two since its sadly tragic conclusion. To this date, 48 inmates have died. There’s already...
Chaos and the Left
There’s a certain tendency among conservatives to see the macroeconomic chaos Venezuela is experiencing as the inevitable result of radical leftist government. But this must be one of the...
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