The Curmudgeon on Carnival 2013
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bah! Humbug! It will surprise very few of you to learn...
January 29, 2013Section
Op-Ed
Editorial, Opinion and Letters to the Editor
The Curmudgeon on the Second Coming
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nicolás Maduro aspires to be the reincarnation of Lula. He may...
January 15, 2013
The Curmudgeon’s Theorem on Mishaps, Major and Minor
The Theorem: Major Mishaps do not preclude the occurrence of Minor Mishaps; rather, the Minor may precede, predict or presuppose...
January 8, 2013Letter: A Trip to Brazil
Letter to the Editor, by Bill Albert We came back to Canada last week from a terrific vacation that ended...
January 8, 2013
The Curmudgeon on “It Can’t Happen Here”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The year 2012 saw the “Mensalão” scandal be resolved, more or...
January 1, 2013
Opinion: Brazil Needs to Double Down on Responsible Gun Control
Opinion by Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabo de Carvalho RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last week's slaughter of twenty elementary...
December 25, 2012
Throw the Rascals Out! Part II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Throw the rascals out!” This cry is, today in Brazil, relevant...
December 11, 2012
The Curmudgeon on Veta, Dilma
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As this is written, Rio de Janeiro’s downtown has been occupied...
November 27, 2012
Lord Acton and the Gang of Four
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As this is written, the Justices of the Brazilian Supreme Court...
November 13, 2012