Tag Archives: Venezuela

Armed Insurrection Begins: Venezuela

Posted on January 21, 2018 by William Holland

Armed civilians seek to counter Maduro’s regime, a dictatorship backed by Iran and Russia skirt by as civilian life in Latin America’s richest state is sundered by political brutality.  How does this end? If a government begins to pauperize its … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Putin’s Proxy & OPEC Enabler

Posted on December 20, 2017 by William Holland

When Eulogia del Pino, Venezuela’s former oil minister was arrested in the early morning hours on November 30, he was replaced by general Manuel Quevedo who headed off to Vienna to be received by Russian & OPEC ministers.  With usual … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Is Cuba Again!

Posted on July 18, 2017 by William Holland

The ideals of romanticized guerrilla war have a long history throughout Latin America, think of Jesuit priests waging insurgent war against oligarchies sanctioned by the Catholic Church throughout Central-South America; the 1980’s saw the tip of a Russian spear in Nicaragua. … Continue reading →

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Failure. What Milton Friedman & Hayek Are Teaching ‘The Collective’ Today

Posted on April 16, 2017 by William Holland

The State of New York just made every State, City College & University FREE as of the fall of 2017.  We know from Milton Friedman’s achievement in monetarist thought that the fall of Communism, the collapse of collectivism was due … Continue reading →

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The New Russian Imperial Presidency

Posted on May 22, 2012 by William Holland

Why have the very best minds in American foreign policy chosen Russia as their primary study?  It has to do with finding a specific culture that was forced to accommodate modernity.  Given its vast geography, its multiple languages and its … Continue reading →

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Hugo Chavez Exhumes Simon Bolivar in Venezuela

Posted on August 5, 2010 by William Holland

Anyone with a great education has read Leo Strauss’ ‘Natural Right & History’.  It is the premier text to excoriate anyone who either firmly believes or applies a rigid ‘historicism’.  Throughout the opening first chapter Strauss was formidable enough to … Continue reading →

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