Marco Aurélio García vs. Ernesto Villegas
One of Brazilian President Dilma Roussef’s top foreign policy advisors, Marco Aurélio García, has gone on the record saying nothing will happen on January 10th, since the government can just...
Life
Pepe ex machina?
Now this is interesting, Uruguayan president José Mujica will travel to Caracas on Wednesday, Montevideo daily El País has confirmed… The Uruguayan Senate plans to meet tomorrow Tuesday...
Pretty please, could our next radical left wing president be a little bit more like Pepe Mujica?
If Simón Romero’s profile doesn’t make you smile, you have no heart. Polls show that his approval ratings have been declining, but “I don’t give a damn,” insisted...
Conservative anti-imperialism
In Foreign Affairs, Javier Corrales coins a term I had not heard before: “conservative anti-imperialism.” It describes Chávez’s approach to relations with the US: antagonistic, but not that...
Life imitates "Cárcel o Infierno"
Just as a friendly reminder that, outside the Chávez Deathwatch bubble, life in Venezuela remains just as fucked up as it ever was, consider this: the pran (read: prison...
Schrödinger's President
Over on the IHT, I meditate on what a long, strange week it’s been… Given the impenetrability of Cuban state secrecy, it’s hard not to speculate that even...
Caracas' Metro is 30 years old
I was two years old when the Caracas subway opened to the public. My first time using it was in 1987. It was a unique experience, like I...
Preparing for the wrong conflict
The new Defense Minister Diego Molero Bellavia visited this week the new missile complex of Paraguaná (located near the Josefa Camejo Airport) and told reporters it will be...
¿Por qué no te callas?
Remember the problem we have with the sencillo? Well, it’s no longer a domestic issue. Spanish newspaper ABC reports that the one Bolívar Fuerte coin is now used by...
Balloons are the new possums
Parts of Barquisimeto and Cabudare were forced to pass Christmas Eve in the dark thanks to electric blackouts. This time though, the blame didn’t fall on an animal...
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