The Long Arm of the Law
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Law is not always boring, and the past week has brought...
November 8, 2011Section
Op-Ed
Editorial, Opinion and Letters to the Editor
The Curmudgeon Below the Salt II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A recent Curmudgeon column dealt with the bind President Dilma found...
October 25, 2011
The Double Whammy, or Going Postal
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - What is it about the Brazilian collective bargaining system that drives...
October 11, 2011
Happy Hour, Visas and Small Business in Rio
The Gringo Café hosts its regular Gringo Group Therapy party, co-sponsored this month by The American Society of Rio de...
October 4, 2011
The Almighty Dollar
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Washington Irving coined the above term in 1836, some years after...
September 27, 2011
Nine Eleven and Nine Eleven
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon is a U.S. citizen, whose guardian archangel gifted him...
September 13, 2011
“Rouba mas faz” vs “New Brooms”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Portuguese part of the title is a shorthand description for...
August 30, 2011
The Curmudgeon on Vigilantes
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian laws do not countenance the death penalty, for any crimes....
August 16, 2011
A Simple Curmudgeonly Philippic
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Whatever happened to the separation of powers? Not only does the...
July 19, 2011