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It's 2026, and I can't think of a better way to ring in the new year than a fresh edition of "Things People Blame the Jews For....

Hypothetical question: Suppose a U.S. citizen kills the citizen of another country on the high seas. Suppose further that the American judic...

To my knowledge, Venezuela has not yet featured in my "Things People Blame the Jews For" series. This, alas, is not for lack of...

The New York Times has a harrowing story about women in Venezuela who cannot access contraception . A raging economic recession has made con...

One of the first plot points on the TV series The Americans occurs in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Reagan, and ...

I am not particularly uninformed on Venezuela. But I feel decently informed about what I don't know about Venezuela and, more importantl...

Yesterday, I did the unthinkable. I not only left Google Chrome, I left it for a Microsoft browser (Edge). Chrome had basically stopped runn...

Last April, I wrote a brief blurb on the plight of a Veneuzelan judge who released a prisoner Hugo Chavez wanted to remain incarcerated, and...

To quote my friend Marlena: "Let's kill 'em!" * * * Venezuelan Jews appeal to Hugo Chavez to stem the tide of anti-Semitic...

A Venezuelan judge recently ruled that a man Hugo Chavez wanted to remain in prison had to be released. 15 minutes later, that judge was arr...

WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero has been arrested in Venezuela on suspicion of murdering his wife. Venezuelan Federal Police Chief Wi...

A new report out by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the state of Venezuela complicit in a surge in anti-Semitism in...

For supremacy in the idiotic comments about Haiti contest . We've already discussed Robertson's contribution . Here's Morales: P...

Hugo Chavez raises tensions with neighboring Colombia , tells troops to prepare for war: "The best way to avoid war is preparing for it...

This article by Wake Forest Political Science Professor Luis Roniger, "Venezuelan Jews in the Context of the Multiplicty of Latin Ameri...

From Happy Bodies : I feel betrayed by these activists who work on issues I care about, because they don’t seem to care about me. Activism m...

You know, the more I read about Hugo Chavez, the more I'm convinced that he doesn't so much dislike "imperialism" as he is...

Is it just me, or is Hugo Chavez reveling in acting the thug ? Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday he had ordered the nationaliz...

Julie points to a Washington Post editorial indicating that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is trying out a time-tested way to buff up hi...

Hugo Chavez has come out and condemned the violent assault on a Caracas synagogue . However, he refused to contemplate any linkage between ...