The National Anti-Coup Command

A peaceful end to the crisis has never felt so distant, and the stench of dictatorship has never felt so putrid. This Continue reading →

Why the CNE’s Announcement Makes Sense

Let me be clear: from a legal, constitutional, “democracy and rule of law” standpoint, yesterday’s announcement from the Consejo Nacional Electoral Continue reading →

Opinion: The Palindrome

El Aissami’s Twitter outburst against cartoonist Roberto Weil was disturbing not so much because of its crudeness, but because of Continue reading →

Opinion: The Land of Confusion

Ever since Maduro announced the implementation of a fingerprint scanning system as a means to combat scarcity last week, Venezuelans Continue reading →

Opinion: Lives of Luxury

Earlier this week, when Maduro spoke about the “severe economic difficulties” affecting the country, he stoically proclaimed: That’s life. Life is Continue reading →

Opinion: The Carvajal Affair

Hugo Carvajal, the former general and now accused drug trafficker, received a hero’s welcome when he returned to Venezuela after Continue reading →

Opinion: An End to The Rule of Law

My daily update this past Wednesday, March 20, included a brief discussion on the trial and incarceration of San Diego Continue reading →

Opinion: “Venezuelan Justice”

I think that it’s really important to stress what a huge deal what happened yesterday is, and what it means Continue reading →