MUD-fight
The war against the MUD continues. Every three hours or so there is something new. Now, VTV airs private conversations from non-entities to show … what, exactly? Seriously,...
Politics
Iris, unfiltered
Iris Varela’s plan to deal with prison overcrowding by simply freeing 40% of the prison population is nice and all, but … aren’t judges supposed to be the ones...
They bark, Sancho... (Updated)
For the life of me, I can’t remember the last time an obscure, hard-to-understand decision by the opposition unleashed the torrent of invective that has been foaming from...
Caudillista? Moi?!
This has to be the most chigüiresque headline I’ve seen on a legitimate news story all year. Honestly.
Another Look at the National Railroad System
Over in Spanish, Raúl Aular shows how camera angles can make a world of difference.
Mr. Big Oil
What would oil policy look like in a Leopoldo López presidency? 1. Lots of investment in production, geared toward making Venezuela the world’s top producer 2. Lots of...
The litmus test
“If he can make getting a cédula easier, then I will consider supporting him.” I remember thinking and saying this back in 1999, when Hugo Chávez was first...
Good News/Bad News
Datanalisis’s latest shows Chávez’s popularity holding steady in the wake of his cancer diagnosis, and Henrique Capriles well out ahead in the opposition primary race. It’s a good...
"Barquesimieto" Chronicles
Less than 48 hours after Chávez took off for Cuba leaving him half a presidency and Jaua is already starting to crack: Drunk? Clueless? You be the judge…...
An open letter to foreign correspondents in Venezuela
It’s based on this snarky little post we wrote a few months ago. The full letter is in the Spanish language blog. Bottom line: don’t cite GIS XXI...
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