Chavez has created a society controlled by fear. A fear of crime, a fear of the police, a fear of property being seized, a fear of corruption.

Poverty in Venezuela is worse than ever. I didn't discover poverty because Chavez pointed it out to me.

Elections without any opposition and with low turnout aren't good for anyone, not least the government, which should evaluate the anti-democratic impact.

The government has a problem it cannot ignore -- a single-colored parliament elected amid a gigantic abstention.

It is potentially dangerous for democracy. It could lead to an authoritarian exercise of power.

Turns out the problem is the picture. The problem isn't the 16,000 murders each year [...]. That's not the problem. The photo is the thing.