Looking under El Sistema's hood
I apologize for not posting about this sooner. Nonetheless, make sure you read The Guardian’s scorching takedown of El Sistema. British academic and musician Geoffrey Baker did what...
Why is Venezuela relevant?
Since we are in the business of deciphering Venezuela to curious foreigners, I frequently ask myself why there is so much interest in our dysfunctional country. After all, Venezuela...
International week at Caracas Chronicles
This week, I will be traveling to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to participate in the 2014 Halifax International Security Forum. I’m honored to have been invited, particularly considering the quality of...
Why is there inflation?
Our friends from Seis por Derecho give us the lowdown. In Spanish.
"I'm a bachaquero"
(It was starting to get lonely being the only zuliano on the blog, so I did something about it. Meet Roberto Torres Luzardo, a talented journalist based in Maracaibo,...
Shielding Wall Street from the debacle
This Reuters article on a Boston forum of Wall Street-type investors is very illuminating. Obviously, the markets are jittery about what is undoubtedly “the worst-managed economy in the world.”...
Judge Delcy
After so many years, few things chavistas throw our way make us do a double take. This one did: Delcy Rodríguez, Nicolás Maduro’s former minister of Communications, the über-chavista, radical sister...
Go bold, go big
While we were on break, a Reuters story came out about potential buyers going on a tour of our Citgo refineries – you know, the ones we are...
A letter to a Venezuelan academic
Dear colleague, This is an uncomfortable letter to write. In the past few weeks we have come to the stark realization that our government is bankrupt. Not just...
A needed respite
It has been a while since we took some time off on the blog, and before it really starts to show, we might as well pause now. We will...
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