Localizing the Crazy that Matters
So (in between changing diapers) I’ve been thinking through why Omar’s latest blog post grabbed me so powerfully. (If you haven’t read it yet, go rectify that now...
Politics
8-D Races to Watch: Petare, Eastern Caracas (Sucre)
The Sucre Municipality of Miranda State isn’t just one of the five parts which conforms the capital, Caracas, but it has also recently become a major political battleground,...
Things that are silly...
…and yet… Hmmmmm…
I got 99 Problems, but an Habilitante ain't one [UPDATED]
The Habilitante won’t really change anything about anything that the government can and will do. So it's not worth getting our panties in a bunch about.
Breaking down Maduro-nomics
Maduro. Sunday night: “I have decided, once the Enabling Law is approved, to set percentage limits on earnings in every sector of the economy” Really Nicolás? Every sector?...
8-D Races to Watch: Barquisimeto (Iribarren)
Just like I did last year with governors, I’ll take a look to some of the big mayoral races in the weeks prior to the December 8th municipal...
Looking for wind power? Not in this wind farm
This picture recently posted online by Bloomberg’s correspondent in Venezuela Anatoly Kurmanaev is from the La Guajira wind farm in Northwest Venezuela (built as a joint venture with...
Destiny Calling
First off, full disclosure: Omar Z. is a friend – though one I’ve mostly gotten to know through blog stuff – so I’m sure I’m not the most...
Arreaza's Culprit
Days ago, I had a good laugh at VP Jorge Arreaza’s bizarre contention that there was some kind of private conspiracy to jack up the monetary liquidity numbers...
Rigged
In a normal country, this story would be making headlines all over the place. In Venezuela, this week…not so much. Venezuela has quietly seized control of two oil...
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