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Quico Toro
Quico Toro is a contributing editor at Persuasion, Director of Climate Repair at the Anthropocene Institute, and writes the Substack One Percent Brighter.
Maduro Is Gone. But Will the Regime Collapse?
It is tempting to think that the regime will implode without him, but the Venezuelan leaders who are left could make life even nastier.
January 3, 2026
Quico Toro
Why America’s Trains Suck—and Japan’s Don’t
A year in Japan ruined the Acela for me. Once you’ve seen real high-speed rail, Amtrak’s version feels like a parody.
November 12, 2025
Quico Toro
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