The Venezuela the Media Won’t Report

Fergus Hodgson, 24 July 2017

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Venezuela has been the butt of jokes in the American press — lacking toilet paper, beer, and even potatoes for fries at McDonald’s — but her history and policies have slipped under the radar.

One man who has paid attention is José Alberto Niño, a Venezuelan by birth who now lives in Colorado. A grassroots activist and prolific writer, Niño lifts the veil on how Venezuela fell from grace and what will become of the socialist narco-state.

Venezuelan National Guard in Petare, one of Latin America’s largest slums. (Globovisión)

Recommended Links

• “Putting Venezuela on the Path to Prosperity” by José Alberto Niño, Cayman Financial Review.
• Episode 20: “How Venezuela Joined the Inflation Club” with Steve Hanke.
• José Alberto Niño archive with the Mises Institute.
• Marcela Albahari: Venezuelan journalist.

Fergus Hodgson is an economic consultant and Gold Newsletter’s roving editor.