Qué bonito, qué Bello
The decision by the editors of The Economist to name their new weekly column on Latin America after Andrés Bello came as a soothing elixir to my beat-up...
Juan Cristobal Nagel
Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
What does forgiveness feel like?
Venezuelans are angry, and they well should be. Beyond that, though, there is a question that has been lingering in my mind for quite some time – will...
HRW "unlikes" Maduro
The 2014 World Report from Human Rights Watch just came out. Let’s just say the chapter on Venezuela is not too friendly with the government. Among its many...
Ban the poison
After an eleven-year course on currency exchange controls, it’s time to take our final exam boys and girls. The test has a single question: what have we learnt...
A primer on Ramir-ese
Venezuela devalued its currency today – or at least that is what we gather from Economy Minister, President of PDVSA, VP of the ruling PSUV party, and Energy...
Chavismo's political agency problem
Turn on the TV, and it strikes you in the face – the stratospheric stupidity of the people in charge in Venezuela. Whether it’s Nicolás Maduro talking about...
The mysterious 30%
The government plans on setting a maximum profit of 30% for everyone and everything in Venezuela. Funny enough, Maduro says he is doing so to preserve people’s economic...
The causes of crime in one graph
Take it away, World Justice Project.Should it surprise you that a country with no justice system, tons of weapons, and lots of drug smuggling … is a killing...
The maimed generation, by @ConIdayVuelta
I don’t really know what this blog post is about, but it has a little bit of everything: maimed pigeons, mold with an attitude, onion bits in the...
Death by a thousand cuts (Updated)
There are many ways to make a capitalist country – one with plenty of private companies doing all sorts of business – go socialist. You can take over...
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