"Each day we are more the same thing..."
It’s easy to lose track of how, over time, chavistas have shifted from dismissing cries of "cubanization" to accepting, even glorying in the charge. As Raúl Castro calls the two...
Life
Orwellia Morales
Facing a barrage of bad news and dismal poll numbers, Aurora Morales, AN Deputy and candidate in Miranda’s 1st Congressional District, went into spin overdrive. "We are not...
Romero & the neighbors, Daniel mourns, and the brave Yoani
A quick heads-up on four excellent articles: – Simón Romero has a couple of terrific articles, one about Antanas Mockus and the Colombian elections, and another, better one,...
Self-Parody Watch: Monde Diplomatique Edition [Updated]
Naturalized eight years ago, the guy speaks Spanish with a heavy French accent. Apparently, he’s a college dropout who used to work as a guachiman. Basically, Ramonet got...
If you outlaw trade, only outlaws will trade
Without realizing it, what Chávez is doing is tacking a risk premium onto the price of basic staples. Just as cocaine is relatively expensive because selling it can land...
5.2%
5.2% inflation in a single month, and the exchange rate in the black market is Bs.F. 8 to the dollar. That’s chavenomics for you. Happy weekend everyone!
Cry-me-a-river Chronicles
The money quote: Sunk in his personal mourning, a comrade meditated: "we approved everything and were always obedient to what Miraflores wanted. This happens to us because we...
In praise of Adriana Núñez
I had resisted commenting on Hugo Chávez’s tirade against Televen journalist Adriana Núñez last Sunday. The whole thing seems like out of a madhouse: a journalist asks a...
Changes in the neighborhood
Also, Bonaire changes status and becomes something akin to an overseas municipality of the Netherlands. The Netherlands Antilles is no longer.
The problem with youth
Is this a good thing? Chavistas seem to think so. I think not. Where chavismo sees youth and fresh faces, I see inexperienced, untested candidates that will not...
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