Known unknowns
We’ve been getting lots of questions on Hugo Chávez’s latest moves. Faced with a veritable plethora of crises, the government is reacting counter-intuitively by flaring up the rhetoric,...
Life
The view from your window: Sterling
Sterling, Virginia, USA. 6:08 AM. Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame...
Chavismo-as-Cult Watch
I’m guessing the other side says, “My public employee dad got bussed out to a government rally and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt…” [Hat tip: Maye.]
Enter Ramirito
Cuba’s Minister of Information Technology has arrived in Venezuela after being asked to come to Caracas and help efforts in the electricity crisis. But Ramiro Valdes is not...
Stockolm Syndrome Chronicles
The sign reads: “If you can’t stand Chavez, join him. Chavez loves you. He was sent by God to free Venezuela from the Yankee Empire.” I’ve asked it thrice,...
The Gerrymander By the Numbers
Yup, I get pretty obsessive when it comes to election-related data. At great cost to my sleep rhythms, marital peace and general hygiene, I’ve spent the last 48...
Eleven years, stuck in the same place...
…and everyday is exactly the same weird, warped reality as the day before, and nothing you do matters… Yup, it’s February 2nd...Happy Groundhog Day, everybody!
Infinite Jest
So with the government threatening to throw Laureano Márquez in jail for the crime of writing that the government is dictatorial, in fact, dictatorial enough to throw a...
Calling All Geeks: Lets do the maths on the Gerrymander
Alright, people, it’s time to get quantitative about September’s elections. Exactly how many seats are we likely to get? What are the real, not hypish-effects of gerrymandering? What...
Quotable Quote
"Practically speaking, the totalitarian ruler proceeds like a man who persistently insults another man until everybody knows that the latter is his enemy, so that he can, with...
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