Last night Robert Serra, the silver-tongued chavista legislator and standard-bearer for the younger generation of the ruling PSUV party, was shot dead along with his partner in their heavily-guarded home in Central Caracas. Details are scarce....
Back in 1978, Great Britain went through a horrendous period. Public employees went on strike, and public services were severely disrupted. The period, known as “the winter of discontent,”...
Before the economic storm severely hit Venezuelans wallets, crime was people’s biggest national concern, topping scarcity, inequality, inflation or anything. In spite of being bumped, it is still is a...
On September 22nd we came across this Tweet: It reads, more or less, “8.92 million tourists confirm that #Venezuela is the most #Chévere [cool] destination”. This tweet seemed...
I’m in Uganda just now, doing some nothing-to-do-with-Venezuela research. I suppose travelogues can be terribly tiresome, but who knows, maybe some of you are interested in reading what...
I´m under the weather this week, so I’ll stick to re-posting interesting things that reach my Inbox. Today, Bloomberg has a story on how the military find all sorts of...
So, Nicolas Maduro was in New York City last week and apparently things didn’t go so well for him. But the government (through the Information Ministry) believes otherwise and,...
Our fellow blogger and friend Anabella Abadí has a new TV show on VivoPlay. It’s about economics, numbers, and general common sense, which Anabella has tons of. God...
Chuito Superstar A long time ago, way before we hit the 100s mark, on Wednesday, Chuo Torrealba accepted the chair as MUD’s secretary. It is clear that Chuo’s role...
I can’t help but feel we’re missing the point about Convenio Cambiario #30. Forget the monetary dynamics for a moment, forget PDVSA’s cashflows and the October bond payments and all...
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