The Caudillo in His Labyrinth

Hugo Chavez and his enablers

Michael C. Moynihan | August 23, 2007

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Marcano and Tyszka's Hugo Chávez makes for sobering reading, but there may still be hope for Venezuela. As Chávez tightens his grip on the country's democratic institutions, a recent Pew Global Attitudes poll revealed Venezuela to be the Latin American country whose people are most favorably disposed towards the free market, with 72 percent of respondents agreeing that "most people are better off in a free market economy."

Their country, alas, is going the other way.

Michael C. Moynihan is an associate editor of Reason.