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Clarity

Trying to pick out any one bit of Chávez’s 2010 Paquete Navideño (a.k.a. the current storm of lame-duck session laws) as the most unconstitutional of the bunch is...

Francisco Toro December 22, 2010

Politics

Ledezimated

As if taking away their power to legislate wasn’t enough, today AN Chief Inquisitor Cilia Flores is announcing a Reform to the Rules on Debates inside the National...

Juan Cristobal Nagel December 21, 2010

Economy

About those Bandagro bonds...

Setty rips my post and destroys my credibility. I had it coming. Post duly updated. The great Miguel provides some more background.

Juan Cristobal Nagel December 21, 2010

Economy

Love and milk

It has long been known that the Southern shores of Lake Maracaibo contain some of Venezuela’s richest, most productive lands. But this is also a land seeped in...

Juan Cristobal Nagel December 20, 2010

Economy

Sixth Circuit says: "Expropiese!"; Updated as probably, not quite

There is a long, tortous story behind a series of bonds colloquially known as the “Bandagro bonds.” I don’t know the details very well, but the outline is...

Juan Cristobal Nagel December 20, 2010

Life

Today's Minsk is tomorrow's Caracas

Chavez ally Aleksandr Lukashenko stole the Belarus election today. At least that’s the opinion of thousands of protesters who flooded the streets of Minsk. Euronews has the roundup....

Juan Cristobal Nagel December 20, 2010

Life

Weeding

Both Quico and I have had a busy week, hence the light posting, but here is one news item I did want to comment on. As I was...

Juan Cristobal Nagel December 17, 2010

Life

The Final Word (por ahora) On Wikileaks and Chávez

Alejandro Tarre has the most lucid piece yet on Wikileaks and Chávez. It’s in Spanish. You should read it.

Francisco Toro December 17, 2010

Politics

The Eager Eunuch

The deepening state of collective insanity also known as the Bolivarian Republic has plumbed bizarre new depths over the last few days. But the news item that really...

Francisco Toro December 15, 2010

Politics

Kristallnacht?

I know, I know. Godwin’s Law means I am probably disqualified from being taken seriously. But honestly. With the National Assembly ready to give Chávez powers to rule...

Juan Cristobal Nagel December 15, 2010

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