For years, DolarToday.com was the dominant player in setting prices in bolivars for black market dollars. These last few weeks, confidence in DolarToday has caved-in, leaving a baffling free-for-all in its wake. For all practical purposes, DolarToday is dead. We eulogize it.
The deliriously unfair rules for electing the 540 (!!) people who’ll rewrite our constitution are unveiled...and they’re exactly the kind of democratic car-wreck we’d expected.
FAO finally realizes there could be a problem with food security in Venezuela. It’s a small step for Venezuela, but a giant leap for them. We know a Mea Culpa is more than we can expect, but here are some things we hope FAO learns from this debacle.
Dumb and Dumber and Dumbest...and Then Even Dumber Still Somehow
Because managing state finances responsibly won't solve all of Venezuela's problems...just most of them.
As the bolivar goes into free-fall, we present a comprehensive reform plan to guarantee Venezuela never faces acute economic instability again.
A Wall St. Journal article made waves suggesting the government is "dismantling price controls." It's doing nothing of the sort. Instead, it's improvising a grotesque new system of grocery apartheid.
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
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