An Open Letter to Consultores 21
Estimados Consultores 21, I read your communiqué published yesterday with some confusion, and the distinct sense that you really haven’t grasped the full magnitude of the damage last Sunday...
Lo bueno que tiene es lo malo que tiene
Clive Crook is right, “elected autocrat” really is a confusing category. But Crook does not go far enough. The issue isn’t that Chávez gets elected despite being an...
Maduro-damn!
So we finally have a successor. Today, Hugo Chávez named Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro as his Vice-President. Long rumored to be Havana’s favorite in Caracas, Maduro’s succession to...
Caracas Chronicles Summit in Guaroristan
Finally had a chance to meet Gustavo Hernández Acevedo, our Barquisimeto Bureau Chief, in person. We went off on a bit of an appliance bargain hunt, looking for...
Rah rah rah
Fifteen months ago, I was visiting some friends at the campaign headquarters of Henrique Capriles. We were shooting the breeze, excitedly talking about the nascent candidacy, looking out...
Lara's 7-O
With three official CNE bulletins under our belts, we can review how Lara voters acted in comparison to the last presidential vote. First, the general outcome is that...
Capriles pa'rato
Henrique Capriles’s pugnacio-conciliatory press conference tonight (it’s not easy to characterize his position) had one central message – the opposition still has one specific leader, his name rhymes...
The invincible Hugo Chávez
A different post-mortem, this one focusing on the President, the nation that loves him, and the challenges he faces. Over at Americas Quarterly.
Down and left for dead
My post-mortem on Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog focuses on where the opposition goes from here.
Let's-not-kid-ourselves Chronicles
The New York Times’ William Neuman breaks down the election. Two money quotes: The government used a huge spending increase to boost the economy and consolidate support before...
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