The Time has Come for Credible Off-Ramps In Venezuela
Military pressure and a smart amnesty strategy can actually work as complements and break the regime’s coalition
The left in the Americas and the Problem with Losing the Moral High Ground on Venezuela
We take a political, metaphorical road trip across the American continent to try to understand why the left is so quiet and the right is so vocal in their respective points of view about chavismo’s actions and policies.
Turning Yesteryear's Bullshit into No-Joke Reality, a Communist Achievement
For years, chavismo fed the old canard about poor people being forced to eat dog food before the revolution came. It was a lie...until they made it true.
Taking Apart a False Dichotomy: Diversification
In Venezuela Energética, López and Baquero propose something that was almost anathema: what if we exploit oil AND also produce other things?
Laissez-Faire Structural Transformation (and other myths)
Having oil doesn’t make us rich, and we won’t evolve into a prosperous nation by doing nothing but doubling down on its extraction – especially as oil’s role...
“We’re Rich!” and Other Myths
The Petrocéntrico view that specializing on oil will make us rich is both wrong and dangerous. If we're serious about development, diversification is not a tarea we get to just skip.
The Constitutional Clash We Want
MUD needs to take ownership of the Constitutional Clash, quickly leveraging its National Assembly majority into a compelling case for regime change. Here's how.
Doña Petra vs. the Machine
How do you move from a kleptocratic system of control to a progressive system of support and economic institutionalization?
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