Quico says: A couple of weeks ago, we had a fun time trashing Jon Lee Anderson's latest Chávez piece in the New Yorker. But lets get r...

Juan Cristobal says: - Amidst the shuffle of news following the release of the 15 hostages in Colombia, the two things that have stayed wit...

Quico says: Much as I like to play the detached, analytical, curmudgeonly type, I can't deny the wave of relief and joy that swept thro...

Juan Cristobal says: - This is the third part in a multi-part post on the main proposals of the opposition’s political parties. The first t...

Juan Cristobal says: - After last December's referendum defeat for Hugo Chávez, Venezuelans reached a consensus, something we don't...

Quico says: Previous post withdrawn due to devastating criticism.

Juan Cristobal says: - The fight to be the sole opposition candidate for Mayor of Maracaibo has been a tawdry affair. Primero Justicia'...

Juan Cristobal says: - The most developed nation on Earth . The most peaceful country on Earth . Insanely high life expectancy . The second...

Quico says: I've been feeling particularly ineffective when it comes to blogging November's state and local elections. Aside from t...

Quico says: It pains me to say it - and not just because the bastard usurped my nickname and, worse yet, misspells it - but Kico Bautista...

Quico says: What follows is cut-and-pasted from a recent Skype chat: Katy 6:25 PM: ¿estas? Quico 6:25 PM: epa, sí, recien regresado Katy ...

Katy says: - In today's class, we will discuss current events in oil markets. - China raised fuel taxes by as much as 18 percent. Mark...

Katy says: - Interior Minister Ramón Rodríguez Chacín committed one of the biggest blunders I have seen recently, when he said that most mu...

Katy says: - This is the second post in a series on the proposals of Venezuela’s opposition political parties. The first part (on oil polic...

Katy says: - Lucía sends me this link to the latest New Yorker piece on Chávez, written by the legendary Jon Lee Anderson . What a disappo...

Quico says: I'm sorry to stay stuck on the Intelligence Decree-Law fiasco, but the more I think about it the more I see it as the embo...

Katy says: - The past week saw a heavily-promoted presidential address that was supposed to contain the details of a stimulous package to ...

Quico says: So National Assembly deputy Pedro Ortega thinks (and I use the word "think" loosely here) that responsibility for th...

Quico says: What does it take to 'make it big' in this society? What do the most ambitious people here feel they need to do to ...

Quico says: Time was when he'd look genuinely upset that he'd lost his cool and raised his hand against you. He'd show up all s...

Katy says: - Venezuela's "Moral Power" asked today for two Supreme Court Justices to be impeached and fired from the Court. ...