Paquetazo en Gotas
And so it begins. The Chávez government started to cut back on unsustainable social spending in the construction sector not years after the election, or months, or weeks even,...
Politics
El honor no se divisa
On one of my recent trips to Caracas, my bags took about two hours to get from the plane to the baggage belt. I asked the folks from...
Other voices
After getting our asses handed to us by the Venezuelan people, where does the opposition go from here? The answer, of course, depends on what you think “here”...
Chavismo's one-man primary is over
One election is over but another one is around the corner: on December 16th, voters will vote for all State Governors and Legislative Councils. The MUD chose all...
An Open Letter to Consultores 21
Estimados Consultores 21, I read your communiqué published yesterday with some confusion, and the distinct sense that you really haven’t grasped the full magnitude of the damage last Sunday...
Lo bueno que tiene es lo malo que tiene
Clive Crook is right, “elected autocrat” really is a confusing category. But Crook does not go far enough. The issue isn’t that Chávez gets elected despite being an...
Maduro-damn!
So we finally have a successor. Today, Hugo Chávez named Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro as his Vice-President. Long rumored to be Havana’s favorite in Caracas, Maduro’s succession to...
Caracas Chronicles Summit in Guaroristan
Finally had a chance to meet Gustavo Hernández Acevedo, our Barquisimeto Bureau Chief, in person. We went off on a bit of an appliance bargain hunt, looking for...
Rah rah rah
Fifteen months ago, I was visiting some friends at the campaign headquarters of Henrique Capriles. We were shooting the breeze, excitedly talking about the nascent candidacy, looking out...
Lara's 7-O
With three official CNE bulletins under our belts, we can review how Lara voters acted in comparison to the last presidential vote. First, the general outcome is that...
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