

Voting and the shadow of ancient Rome’s firemen
Today Italy votes. As the country faces increasing impoverishment and profound uncertainty about the future, the choices hardly give me...


The Future of Italy? Traffic lights….
Italy is facing elections in March. Despite a capable if discrete government today, most everyone is speculating on the musical chairs...


Fall 2017
Last night rain arrived, the first non-tempestuous rain in six months. Just to hear it drumming on the windows was a reassuring sound,...