Revolution at 45%, and dropping
I concur with Setty: this talk by experts Daniel Kerner of Eurasia Group, Chevron’s Ali Moshiri, and our friend Francisco Monaldi of Harvard is well worth your time. It...
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Self-censorship is the norm
As Quico wrote, many Venezuelans won’t be aware of yesterday’s stand-off between the authorities and members of a pro-government colectivo unless they saw the events unfold online in...
It's a new world
We knew this day was coming. Now, it’s here. The IMF has confirmed that China is now the world’s largest economy, as measured in terms of GDP (using...
Las Matemáticas No Fallan
The sad part is that we’ll never really know what happened during the tense, eight-hour stand-off between the Investigative police and downtown “colectivos” today. We know five people, including...
Miami Venezuelans vs. Mary Landrieu
Ah, Miami Venezuelans. In their free time, when they are not dodging accusations of being participants in devious acts, they are actually … doing their job. Going to...
Too much death
The great Alberto Barrera on the Serra murders, talking about all the morally bankrupt chavistas jumping the gun and putting the blame for the Serra murders on our...
Truth another casualty of the Serra murders
We haven’t posted much about the Serra murders. At this point, with half-truths flying back and forth (mostly forth, i.e., from a single side of the aisle) nobody...
Accountability, pero al revés
The Venezuelan government insists on transparency in the use of scarce foreign currency…by private firms. Yesterday, the foreign exchange control administrative agency, Cencoex (which is why they’re calling CADIVI these...
Venezuelan Culture is Dead
In recognition of his daring, boundary-pushing performance art installation consisting of laying perfectly still inside a rectangular marble box for 19 months, the Venezuelan government has awarded the 2014 National Culture...
Ad Wars: A video for the Constitutional Assembly
What does the peanut gallery think? Put aside your feelings about a Constitutional Assembly, and admit … that’s one rockin’ video.
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