Speaking truth to power, Cuba-style
Juan Cristóbal says: – Blogger extraordinaire Yoani Sanchez fights for her rights. In Spanish only…
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Former communist guerrilla blasts state intervention in the economy
Juan Cristóbal says: (With my apologies to Teodoro-groupie Quico, but that headline wrote itself.) In today’s Tal Cual, Teodoro Petkoff sensibly butchers the Chávez administration for involving itself...
The curious case of the missing panic
Juan Cristóbal says: As the government’s authoritarian noose tightens, and next year’s Legislative elections draw ever nearer with zero progress on a unity platform, it’s fair to ask:...
Catch My (Authoritarian) Drift?
Quico says: In the Guardian today, Rory Carroll manages the impossible: getting a major first world paper to buckle down and give detailed attention to Chávez’s authoritarian drift....
The view from your window: Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia, USA. 6:40 AM Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame...
Venirán...pero, ¿será que después se devolvirán?
Quico says: So, in this era of participatory and protagonic democracy, what would happen to you if you flat out refused to discuss a labor contract with the...
The View from Your Window: Perth
Perth, Australia Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame is visible, and...
Merentes's line in the sand gets washed away by the very first wave
Quico says: There’s one thing monetary authorities need more than anything else: credibility. When a Central Bank chief commits to a policy goal, he has to make sure...
Off Target
Quico says: The imbecilities of Venezuela’s Foreign Exchange Control Regime just keep piling up one on top of another, accumulating in layers that some future archeologist of macroeconomic...
Apples and Oranges: A Parable of Distorsiolandia
Quico says: OK, time for a thought experiment/parable. Welcome to Distorsiolandia, a land of simple rural folk where everyone works in agriculture. Distorsiolandia’s economy is so simple, in...
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