I had mixed feelings about Hugo Chavez. On the one hand, it was hard not to enjoy his flamboyant persona and Bush mockery. On the other hand, he was an elected autocrat whose human rights and economic records defined the term mixed bag. In the context of current dictators, he was near the bottom of the list when it came to repression, his methods tended more to bribery than murder: And unlike Castro and many other autocrats, Chávez didn’t fear elections; He embraced them. Most opposition leaders will tell you that Venezuelan elections are relatively clean. The problem isn’t Election … Continue reading The Bolivarian Kingfish

I had mixed feelings about Hugo Chavez. On the one hand, it was hard not to enjoy his flamboyant persona and Bush mockery. On the other hand, he was an elected autocrat whose human rights and economic records defined the term mixed bag. In the context of current dictators, he was near the bottom of the list when it came to repression, his methods tended more to bribery than murder: And unlike Castro and many other autocrats, Chávez didn’t fear elections; He embraced them. Most opposition leaders will tell you that Venezuelan elections are relatively clean. The problem isn’t Election … Continue reading The Bolivarian Kingfish