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New home construction vital to growth

2 weeks ago | talkbusiness.net | Jose Hernandez |José Hernandez |José Hernández

When the secretary of Housing and Urban Development visits your community, accompanied by a member of Congress and the governor, you know housing is a major issue for your region. This happened in late April when HUD Director Scott Turner spent the day in Benton and Washington counties with U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and Gov. Sarah Sanders.
As Maduro Goes Rogue, Trump Has Choices to Make

Feb 6, 2025 | americasquarterly.org | Jose Hernandez |José Hernandez |José Hernández

Reading Time: 5 minutesPresident Donald J. Trump has announced ambitious goals for his Latin America agenda, including plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, reshape U.S. border and immigration policies, and possibly take back the Panama Canal. But when it comes to Venezuela, recent events suggest he may be casting aside the aggressive policies—known as the “maximum pressure” strategy—adopted during his first presidency.
Ending Maduro’s Oil Lifeline: Reviewing Oil Licenses Granted Under the Barbados Accord

Jan 23, 2025 | csis.org | Ryan Berg |Jose Hernandez |José Hernandez |José Hernández |Alexandra Winkler

Expectations are sky-high for the Trump administration’s policy toward the Maduro regime in Venezuela. Many Venezuelans, including leading voices in the opposition, grew tired of the Biden administration’s unwillingness to bring serious financial consequences to the Maduro regime following its brazen election theft in July 2024.
Why a Normalization Strategy With Venezuela Is Not Viable

Dec 11, 2024 | americasquarterly.org | Jose Hernandez |José Hernandez |José Hernández

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn less than a month, Nicolás Maduro is set to begin a third term as Venezuela’s president, even though vote tallies demonstrate that opposition candidate Edmundo González won the election by a landslide.
An Antidote To Constitutional Authoritarian Populism?: The Constitutional Reform in the Dominican Republic to Constraint President Reelection

Nov 14, 2024 | verfassungsblog.de | Itarian Populism |Jose Hernandez |José Hernandez |José Hernández

Presidential reelection is once more a focal point in Latin American constitutional law. The amendment to the 2010 Dominican Constitution, approved in October 2024, modifies the presidential term to bar future changes that would permit unlimited presidential reelection. This reform opposes the populist trend that argues for the people’s unconditional right to reelect the incumbent president, as witnessed in Venezuela and Chile.
Venezuela’s Next Phase: “Autocratic Legalism”

Aug 15, 2024 | americasquarterly.org | Jose Hernandez |José Hernandez |José Hernández

Reading Time: 4 minutesVenezuela is a remarkable, although tragic, example of how dictators—as the political philosopher Heinrich Rommen once wrote—are masters of legalism. When Hugo Chávez was elected in December 1998, Venezuela had a workable constitutional democracy. Since then, democracy has eroded in a slow-motion process through the abuse of constitutional institutions, following the patterns of constitutional authoritarianism complemented by populist rhetoric.
Keep Up the Pressure on Venezuela

Jul 29, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Jose Hernandez |José Hernandez |José Hernández

Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election may not have brought a swift end to a quarter-century of authoritarian socialist rule, but it still put a major dent in the power of President Nicolás Maduro. Late on July 28, Maduro declared victory over the opposition candidate, Edmundo González. Exit polling had González securing 65 percent of the vote, well beyond Maduro’s 31 percent.