It’s time for everyone to pick sides in the standoff between Venezuela’s interim president and the disastrous Maduro regime.
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Tag Archives: Venezuela
What Hyperinflation Looks Like, In Color
Images of nearly worthless cash piled next to the goods it can buy recall Weimar Germany, but come from today’s Venezuela.
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Venezuela’s Fire Is Scorching Its Neighbors
FDR observed that it is wise to lend your garden hose to a neighbor whose house is aflame. Venezuela is a case in point.
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Goldman’s Oscar-Worthy Bad Guy Role
It isn’t easy to play the callous-banker role without caricature, but Goldman Sachs brings the stereotype to life in Venezuela.
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Good Coup, Bad Coup
As misery spreads and deepens in Venezuela, imagine if the coup against Hugo Chavez 15 years ago had succeeded.
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Striking A Blow At King Cash
Governments claim monopoly power to issue money, and now they want to make sure they can see how and where it gets used.
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Garage Sale Nation
Venezuela has achieved the dream of practically eliminating income inequality. Now the entire nation is destitute.
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Hope Versus History Following A Strongman’s Death
We can hope for democratic and economic reform in Venezuela after Chavez’s death, but history gives us little reason to expect it.
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Simple Steps Can Protect Athletes Who Play Here
Wilson Ramos’ kidnapping could have ended very badly. Our relief that it didn’t should not stop us from addressing a growing problem.
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Approach Latin American Investments Warily
When ordinary market cycles become long-term declining trends, a change in investment approach is warranted.
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