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Nicolas Maduro

A a flag with Deportivo Táchira colors and the logo of "Avalancha Sur," the organized supporters group of the team | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Miguel Gutierrez | EFE | Newscom | Midjourney

Venezuela

He Took a Bus To Watch His Soccer Team. Instead, He Ended Up in a Venezuelan Prison.

Fans of Deportivo Táchira wanted to see their team play in the league final. The mafia state made sure most never made it.

César Báez | 8.13.2025 7:30 AM

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro | BETAPHOTO/SIPA/Newscom

Deportation

Intelligence Agencies Undermining Trump's Claims

Plus: Deporting the worst of the worst, Bessent tries to promote the Trump economic agenda, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 5.6.2025 9:30 AM

VENEZUELA, CARACAS - NOVEMBER 7, 2024: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is seen before signing documents on the sidelines of a meeting of the Russian-Venezuelan High-Level Intergovernmental Commission | Alexander Kryazhev/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Venezuela

Venezuela's Maduro Begins Third Term Amid Contested Election

President-elect Edmundo González has vowed to challenge Maduro's grip on power.

Katarina Hall | 1.10.2025 12:27 PM

Alex Saad and Nicolas Maduro starved children in Venezuela | Illustration: Eneas De Troya/flickr/ Midjourney

Venezuela

Maduro and His Crony Made Millions While Venezuelan Children Starved

Venezuela is governed not only by a brutal dictatorship, but by a band of depraved criminals who have enriched themselves in part by stealing money intended to buy food for hungry children.

César Báez | 10.25.2024 11:35 AM

Protests against the results of the 2024 Venezuelan election | Vuk Valcic/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Venezuela

Venezuela's Post-Election Crackdown Was Filled With Human Rights Abuses

The U.N. has documented killings, forced disappearances, and torture.

Katarina Hall | 10.16.2024 2:35 PM

Protests against Maduro in Madrid, Spain | David Canales / SOPA Images/Sipa USA/Newscom

Venezuela

Venezuela Opposition Leader Forced To Sign Letter Backing Maduro

"Either I signed or I would face consequences," Edmundo González said. 

Katarina Hall | 9.19.2024 12:13 PM

Nicolas Maduro against a cream background with Christmas holly | Illustration: Lex Villena; adapted from Frederico Brasil/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom, Miszaqq | Dreamstime.com

Venezuela

Christmas in October? Maduro's Latest Ploy To Distract Venezuela

This latest stunt is nothing more than an attempted distraction from the country's deepening political and economic crises.

Katarina Hall | 9.4.2024 3:30 PM

Protests in Venezuela against Nicolas Maduro |  Carlos Santiago/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Venezuela

Cornered Maduro Moves To Jail His Opponent

The arrest warrant against Edmundo González, the recognized winner of the contested Venezuelan election, only fuels the opposition's resolve against the regime.

Katarina Hall | 9.3.2024 3:00 PM

Kamala Harris bracelets | Carol Guzy/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Campaign Finance Rules Can't Stop Hotties for Harris

Plus: Venezuelan surveillance, American book banning, the shifting politics of shitposting, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 8.28.2024 9:30 AM

Screenshots of the video of a woman being arrested without a warrant | Illustration: Lex Villena

Venezuela

'María Knew She Was Being Targeted': The Arrest of a Venezuelan Activist Exposes Maduro's Brutal Crackdown

María Oropeza's arrest during a livestream highlights the dangers faced by opposition leaders in Venezuela and the regime's relentless efforts to silence dissent.

Iulia Lupse | 8.26.2024 10:10 AM

Venezuela protests | Rosana Alvarez Mullner/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Venezuela

In Venezuela, Digital Freedom Is a Threat to Dictators

Now more than ever, people’s freedom lies in their ability to communicate and access information with privacy and security.

Jorge Jraissati | 8.21.2024 10:30 AM

Maduro in front of the Venezuela flag | Photo: Raul Martinez/EFE/Newscom; Illustration by John Osterhoudt

Venezuela

César Báez and Daniel Di Martino: What Happened in Venezuela's Election?

Two Venezuelan immigrants explain the current political unrest in the country.

Zach Weissmueller, Liz Wolfe, and César Báez | 8.15.2024 1:00 PM

Nicolás Maduro in front of dissenters and images from horror movies | Illustration: Lex Villena; Mubarak ALThani, TovMauzer, Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom/ABr/midjourney

Venezuela

Venezuela's Repression Is Modeled on Horror Movies

The Maduro regime is broadcasting disturbing videos of its crackdown on dissent, featuring clips from Saw and music from A Nightmare on Elm Street.

César Báez | 8.9.2024 2:25 PM

Venezuelan protesters demonstrating after election | David Canales/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Venezuela

Maduro's Tightening Grip

Plus: NYC's crazy rent control, goths under attack in El Paso, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 8.9.2024 9:30 AM

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in front of a Venezuelan flag. | Illustration: Lex Villena; Пресс-служба Президента Российской Федерации,  CNP/AdMedia

Venezuela

Venezuela Shows What an Actual Stolen Election Looks Like

Whether it’s Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rhetoric or Hillary Clinton’s claim that Trump was not a “legitimate president,” unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud are unseemly.

Joe Lancaster | 8.6.2024 12:00 PM

Nicolas Maduro | Jeampier Arguinzones/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom

Socialism

Maduro Is Bad for Venezuela and Bad for the U.S.

His rule threatens U.S. interests by stifling market opportunities, fueling illegal immigration, and elevating regional security risks.

Jorge Jraissati | 8.3.2024 8:00 AM

Maduro2020 | Rayner Pena/EPA/Newscom

Venezuela

Venezuela Illustrates the Perils of "Democratic Socialism"

The Venezuelan experience shows that democracy cannot cure the evils of socialism, and that a democratic socialist system is unlikely to remain democratic for long.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.29.2024 5:38 PM

Nicolas Maduro | JUAN BARRETO / GDA Photo Service/Newscom

Venezuela

Did Nicolás Maduro Just Steal Another Election?

And if the results are proven false, will Venezuela finally move away from authoritarian rule?

Katarina Hall | 7.29.2024 1:22 PM

thumb laser flare | Andres Figueredo Thomson

Venezuela

The Inmates Are Running Venezuela's Prisons. They've Created Autonomous Micro-Dictatorships.

The documentary La Causa is a raw look into these self-organized societies, complete with taxes, courts, and a strict "thug code.”

Justin Monticello | 12.10.2020 10:01 AM

reason-maduro2 | Miguel Gutierrez/EFE/Newscom

Venezuela

U.S. Justice Department Charges Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro With Drug Trafficking, Corruption

The DOJ has accused Maduro of using "cocaine as a weapon" to devastate American cities.

Christian Britschgi | 3.26.2020 3:40 PM

badtopicsworld | Matias Delacroix/Contributor/Getty

World

Man-Made Disaster in Venezuela

Jenipher Camino Gonzalez | 7.8.2019 6:00 AM

Barr | Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Robert Mueller Told William Barr His Memo to Congress on Collusion, Obstruction Lacked Context

Plus: The student censors come for Camille Paglia.

Robby Soave | 5.1.2019 9:30 AM

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Reasontv

Stossel: Venezuela Is Socialism

Media personalities claim socialism didn't cause Venezuela's collapse, but it did. Here's how.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 3.26.2019 8:45 AM

Large image on homepages | Miguel Gutiérrez/EFE/Newscom

Venezuela

In Venezuela, Yet Another Socialist Government Crushes Dissent

People getting starry eyed about socialism should look to Venezuela for some important warning signs.

J.D. Tuccille | 12.18.2018 12:01 AM

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Reasontv

Stossel: Socialism Fails Every Time

People who fled Cuba and Venezuela warn Americans not to embrace socialism.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 10.9.2018 10:15 AM

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