Maduro’s war on economists

Stacks of Venezuelan bolívars in a vendor’s booth at the Mercado de Coche, a huge wholesale produce market, in Caracas. — The New York Times

VENEZUELA’s autocratic president, Nicolas Maduro, has crushed the opposition, jailed judges and politicians, and even arrested US citizens to use as leve­rage in international negotiations.

Now, he is going after a profession that has not typically been considered risky in Venezuela: economists.