About this episode
The episode discusses the recent political changes in Venezuela with guest Daniel Di Martino, exploring the implications and historical context.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.richardhanania.com I just did a livestream with Daniel Di Martino ( X ) of the Manhattan Institute. He immigrated to the US from Venezuela ten years ago and has a PhD in economics from Columbia University. I temporarily pulled him away from TV appearances and getting protein drinks to talk about what just happened in his home country. We go into the history of Venezuela, its relationship with Cuba, where Chavismo comes from, who actually is going to run the country now, what Maduro’s former vice president is up to, why Trump seems not to like María Corina Machado, and more. The conversation also touches on the conservative wave that seems to be spreading across Latin America. There are a lot of ways Venezuela can go bad. But I’m sick of pessimism. There are also a lot of ways this can go right, and certainly at least be better than the government that was there before. We remember all the regime changes that led to disaster and forget Grenada and Panama because we’re so overwhelmingly biased towards negativity these days. Whatever happens tomorrow, today is about congratulating the administration and the people of…
People in this episode
Host: Richard Hanania
Guest: Daniel Di Martino
Topics covered
- Venezuela
- Chavismo
- Latin America
- politics
- economics
- regime change
Keywords
- Venezuela
- Maduro
- Chavismo
- Trump
- Daniel Di Martino
- Latin America
- politics
- economics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Manhattan Institute, Columbia University
Places: Venezuela, Cuba
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