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Put it another way...

If the government does get its way, and the Central Bank does hand over the “millardito”, what will the government do? It can’t pay Venezuelan farmers in dollars,...

Francisco Toro January 9, 2004

Life

Put it another way...

If the government does get its way, and the Central Bank does hand over the “millardito”, what will the government do? It can’t pay Venezuelan farmers in dollars,...

Francisco Toro January 9, 2004

Life

Note on the latest deranged Chavez plan…

The president’s plainly unconstitutional request for the Central Bank to hand over “just one little billion” in foreign reserves lays bare, yet again, his economic obscurantism, not to...

Francisco Toro January 8, 2004

Life

Note on the latest deranged Chavez plan…

The president’s plainly unconstitutional request for the Central Bank to hand over “just one little billion” in foreign reserves lays bare, yet again, his economic obscurantism, not to...

Francisco Toro January 8, 2004

Life

The bonfire of the government's rhetoric...

Pointing out inconsistencies between Chavez’s rhetoric and his government’s actions is like shooting fish in a barrel. Still, sometimes it’s fun to shoot fish in a barrel. Five...

Francisco Toro January 8, 2004

Life

The bonfire of the government's rhetoric...

Pointing out inconsistencies between Chavez’s rhetoric and his government’s actions is like shooting fish in a barrel. Still, sometimes it’s fun to shoot fish in a barrel. Five...

Francisco Toro January 7, 2004

Life

Snippet of conversation with my Malaysian prof...

Him: But how much democracy is there, exactly, in Venezuela? I mean, the situation there is not like in Malaysia, is it, where the opposition are not allowed...

Francisco Toro January 7, 2004

Life

Snippet of conversation with my Malaysian prof...

Him: But how much democracy is there, exactly, in Venezuela? I mean, the situation there is not like in Malaysia, is it, where the opposition are not allowed...

Francisco Toro January 7, 2004

Life

Contrast and compare:

(or, case study on what happens when your vote is secret, but your signature ain’t…) Item 1: Article 145 of the Venezuelan Constitution: Civil servants are at the...

Francisco Toro January 6, 2004

Life

Contrast and compare:

(or, case study on what happens when your vote is secret, but your signature ain’t…) Item 1: Article 145 of the Venezuelan Constitution: Civil servants are at the...

Francisco Toro January 6, 2004

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