The useless Insulza
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza finally opened his pie hole with respect to Venezuela … and he should have kept his mouth shut. In a letter long...
Media, paramilitaries, abuses, and some blood
As the protests gripping Venezuela enter their 19th day (get the basics here), it’s time to take stock of what’s happened. What are the stories? What are the...
The media's shame
One of the good things about the current wave of protests is that they have underscored just how challenging it is going to be to get information on...
Is Capriles following the Pope's advice?
When Henrique Capriles ran for President last April, he was so vicious we started calling him the “Miranda pitbull.” Gone were the days when he didn’t even mention...
It's the institutions, stupid!
This summer I’ve been reading Acemoglu and Robinson’s “Why Nations Fail.” It’s a terrific read in case you haven’t gotten your hands on it – Ángel Alayón did...
El Gran Viraje, 25 years on
Twenty-five years ago today, Venezuela’s recently inaugurated president gave a speech. It is safe to say that few speeches have been as momentuous or significant as the one...
Write a list
In 2002-03, when we entered a “strike of no return” that went bust, we found ourselves in search of an exit strategy. I remember that time that a...
In defense of Dudamel
(This post is going to get me in deeper doodoo than I already am with some friends, but here goes) Gustavo Dudamel, the brilliant Venezuelan conductor and current...
Mayhem in Caracas (UPDATED)
Raw video from the streets of Caracas, of the moment a student got shot. UPDATE: A government activist was also shot dead. A few months ago, he had...
Where is a crew of Irish documentarians when you most need them?
Caracas’ Plaza Venezuela, right now. Meanwhile, what Venezuelan TV stations are showing… “Se armó la tramoya” indeed! The counter-revolution will certainly not be televised.
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