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Fun Proposals for the Coat of Arms...

Leave it to Venezuelans to crack jokes about anything… “Gentlemen of the Assembly: how about this proposal?” by some guy in Noticiero Digital

Francisco Toro January 20, 2006

Life

Fun Proposals for the Coat of Arms...

Leave it to Venezuelans to crack jokes about anything… “Gentlemen of the Assembly: how about this proposal?” by some guy in Noticiero Digital

Francisco Toro January 20, 2006

Life

The Antidote to Decency

Talking to Europeans about Venezuela, I find that one of the hardest things to communicate is chavismo’s utter lack of common decency. Sure, if you follow the papers...

Francisco Toro January 20, 2006

Life

The Antidote to Decency

Talking to Europeans about Venezuela, I find that one of the hardest things to communicate is chavismo’s utter lack of common decency. Sure, if you follow the papers...

Francisco Toro January 20, 2006

Life

Utterly Spineless, Fantastically Debased, Prostrated, Grovelling, Bootlicking Sycophancy Chronicles

Yes, I know that by even touching on this subject I’m only taking the bait, playing into a crass ploy to distract attention from much more important issues,...

Francisco Toro January 19, 2006

Life

Utterly Spineless, Fantastically Debased, Prostrated, Grovelling, Bootlicking Sycophancy Chronicles

Yes, I know that by even touching on this subject I’m only taking the bait, playing into a crass ploy to distract attention from much more important issues,...

Francisco Toro January 19, 2006

Life

The Petrostate that never went away: Part I

With vague hopes that some curious, open-minded World Social Forum participants might stumble on Caracas Chronicles over the next few weeks, I’m re-posting again this background piece from...

Francisco Toro January 18, 2006

Life

The Petrostate that never went away: Part I

With vague hopes that some curious, open-minded World Social Forum participants might stumble on Caracas Chronicles over the next few weeks, I’m re-posting again this background piece from...

Francisco Toro January 17, 2006

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The Petrostate that never went away: Part II

continued… II: Our botched attempt at reformBack in 1989, all you needed to do to realize how badly Venezuela needed reform was pick up a phone. On a...

Francisco Toro January 17, 2006

Life

The Petrostate that never went away: Part II

continued… II: Our botched attempt at reformBack in 1989, all you needed to do to realize how badly Venezuela needed reform was pick up a phone. On a...

Francisco Toro January 17, 2006

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