Nicolas Maduro Hasn’t Gotten the Message

Another day, another cloud of pepper spray and tear gas in the streets of Caracas. The autocratic government of President Nicolas Maduro has hardly changed its spots.

It may have seemed otherwise, after the Venezuelan Supreme Court was forced last month to reverse its unconstitutional takeover of the country’s legislature. But Maduro has continued to suppress peaceful protests of his rule. So it will be up to Venezuela’s neighbors to restore democracy, stability and prosperity to the country with the world’s biggest oil reserves.