The "no comment" revolution
Financial markets are spooked about the last bastion of reason in the Venezuelan government finally falling, according to Bloomberg’s Anatoly Kurmanaev – whose work continues to be interesting...
Life
International oil community concerned about violence ... in Iraq
An article on violence in Iraq, a country of similar size to Venezuela, courtesy of OilPrice.com. The money quote: “A wave of violence has swept parts of Iraq...
Doing $$omething about crime
Crime is the number one issue people care about. The opposition wants to work on the problem. The government seemingly wants to work on the problem (well, judging...
A nice moment from Belén Marrero (UPDATED)
This video of actress Belén Marrero talking about her friend Mónica Spear is not my cup of tea, but something tells me that, in our telenovela-obsessed country, it...
Cadena-o-meter
In the last 15 years, the cadena nacional has become part of the daily programming in free-to-air radio and television. This year more so, what with the situation...
Maracaibo chronicles
An excellent story on smuggling in Zulia state, by Bloomberg’s Anatoly Kurmanaev and Andrew Willis, on Venezuela’s unlikely and unsustainable path to becoming … a rice exporter! The...
Crime - and nothing else
Mónica Spear and her husband were not the only ones who died yesterday. There was also Guido Méndez, a university professor, and his mother Glory, both killed inside...
Spear to the heart
As the father of a five-year old girl, it’s impossible for me not to be deeply shaken by the horrible fate of former Miss Venezuela Mónica Spear and...
A heartfelt rant, from @angelalayon
We economists are not having an easy time as of late. Venezuela’s economic absurdities have recently been compounded by the realization that, yes, Venezuela’s Central Bank is now...
Killing them loudly
As the year comes to a close, it’s time for countries to take stock of official and not-so-official numbers. One figure that has raised a lot of eyebrows...
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