Venezuela's invisible malaria problem
Malaria is endemic to the tropics. Years ago, Venezuela had erradicated the disease, but the country went to hell in a handbasket, so guess what? Malaria came back....
Politics
It's the Catatonia, Stupid
These days, if you’re looking for reasons to be alarmed about Venezuela you’re spoilt for choice. But if I had to pick one, just one signal that’s freaking...
Nicmer's Terminal Case of Esto-es-el-colmo Syndrome
There’s a special fascination to the genre: the fallen-from-grace former true believer whose life embodies every stalinist fiber in chavismo’s body but who is just physically unable to...
Sh!tstorm Chronicles
Before signing off from his weekly TV show, the disaster was brought to the President’s attention, and he went on to criticize the ultraderecha twitter commentators who blamed his...
Why Tareck?
What exactly is the government trying to signal through Aragua Governor Tareck El-Aissami’s extremely high profile over the last few days? In the space of a week, he...
State of Emergency Declared in Táchira
Last night, Tarek el Aissami, ex-Minister of Justice and current Governor of Aragua, was in charge of reading part of the State of Emergency Decree which will rule over...
Everyone and their mothers is implicated in the Hergueta murder
In a move that has surpassed even the most permissive standards of batshit lunacy, the Venezuelan government has published its definitive list of suspects linked to José Pérez Venta's murder and hacking-up of Liana Hergueta. Chavismo's strangle-hold on public opinion through misinformation has basically obliterated Venezuelans' capacity and willingness to judge facts for themselves.
Another Dakazo?
The episode is seared into the opposition’s collective psyche: with his approval ratings already in freefall, Nicolas Maduro headed into state and local elections in late 2013 facing...
"I am filled with my country"
Before Julio Coco. Before Irene Saez, and El Conde del Guácharo, and Luis Chataing. Before Hugo Chávez himself, there was Renny. Renny Ottolina was the ultimate political outsider....
Forecasting the 2015 National Assembly Elections
Is it possible to forecast how many seats the government and the opposition will get in the National Assembly on the basis of National-level polls? It’s a tough...
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