Teaches Economics at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Former editor of Caracas Chronicles.
Welcome, Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights. Kinda lefty for my taste, but worth reading. Your analysis of the Datanálisis / C21 polls was pretty interesting. Your discussion of...
He is running a smooth campaign. Unity among the opposition’s factions is rock solid. He is constantly on message. His opponent is sick, and has been around for...
… he doesn’t even have time to publicize his own stuff! His latest on the International Herald Tribune.
The government is implementing gasoline rationing in Venezuela’s border states. The way they are doing it is by installing a chip on each vehicle. The idea is to...
“We shouldn’t have to pay market prices for gasoline, we’re an oil-producing country.” We’ve all heard the above argument. We all know it makes no sense. Still, it’s...
Caracas’ traffic for beginners: my latest for Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog.
Noticias 24 used to be the news aggregator of choice for all things Venezuela. One small click and you could find out a lot about what was going...
The picture above shows the Venezuelan Independence Day Military parade. “Corazón Venezolano” is the campaign slogan for Hugo Chávez’s re-election. How is this not a bigger scandal? (HT:...
The 201st Anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence is just the kind of date for taking a deep breath and thinking about our national identity,...
1. “Señores pasajeros, bienvenidos al Aeropuerto Internacional La Chinita de Maracaibo.” I’m flying home for five days of family events. As I am leaving the plane, I brace myself...
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