The Curmudgeon on “Secret” Ballots
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last August 28th, in a secret ballot, the Federal Chamber of...
December 3, 2013Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
Editorial: It’s a New Day, Be Responsive
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In both the specific and general sense we are being responsive....
November 26, 2013 The Curmudgeon on Lockerbie Revisited
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon does not believe that José Genuíno is any more...
November 26, 2013Letter: Brazil, Crime and Poverty and How to Solve it?
Letter to the Editor, by Eduardo Scuratovski De Gasperi RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2008 the world experienced an...
November 26, 2013 The Curmudgeon on the Gang of Four. Again.
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, November 13th a majority of the Federal Supreme Court...
November 19, 2013
Editorial: Train Kept A-Rollin
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For our regular readers you’ll have noticed a refreshing change the past couple months...
November 12, 2013 The Curmudgeon on Divided Loyalties
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since the politicians have not done anything outrageous this week, the...
November 5, 2013
A Promise Made is a Debt Unpaid
Poet Robert Service probably didn’t realize how apt the words of his 1907 work “The Cremation of Sam McGee” would...
October 29, 2013
The Curmudgeon on Privacy and/or Censorship
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At the time of writing, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) is...
October 29, 2013