After 24 years, I am leaving the disaster Venezuela has become

Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez CANTON, Ohio —The question never varied during my last four years in Venezuela. It could pop up when I was waiting in a long line for the chance to buy bread or toilet paper, or while being interviewed by immigration officials when I renewed by residency permit. Policemen always asked me when they did traffic checks, as did the woman at my post office. “You can leave this disaster; why don’t you?” Depending on the questioner, I might laugh or smile before l...