Half the country is up in arms over President Trump labeling the media an enemy of the people. Clearly, a vibrant democracy needs an independent press. But only an ingénue would believe the media can do no wrong. When we founded the Italic Institute…
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On St. Patrick’s Day, Erin go brava (Bergen Record) by Rosario A. Iaconis
Bergenfield’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade held this past Sunday.(Photo: Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com) St. Patrick, we hardly knew ye. Actually, you don’t have to hail from County Cork – or sport a lilting Irish brogue – to celebrate St. Patrick’…
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FDR and Trump’s Muslim Ban
President Trump’s immigration executive order smacks of bigotry wrapped in a mystery inside a fiasco. But the 45th President of the United States isn’t the only chief executive to run roughshod over America’s tradition of civil liberties. February 19…
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Rumors of Italy’s demise are greatly exaggerated
Op-Ed, North Jersey Record, December 28, 2016 Despite former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s stinging defeat in the constitutional referendum of Dec. 4, the Italian republic lives. Paolo Gentiloni, the erstwhile foreign minister, was appointed (interim) premier and won the backing of both…
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Italy’s Fake History – Perpetuating Half a Story
Psst! Don’t say anything, but Italians have been holding out on us. No matter how much Italian history you think you know, there is something that has been expunged from all the school books. The problem with Italian history is it has been shortchanged…
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