Thoughts and opinions on all things Italian

John Mancini – Founder and Executive Director

What is a Classical Italian?

While I am on vacation, I wanted to post one of my early blogs from 2017 explaining the Italic Institute. Enjoy the summer. What makes the Italic Institute different from all other organizations?  It starts with our name. We use ...

Bill Dal Cerro, Senior Analyst

AMERICA The Beautiful

I deliberately bolded the name of our nation in the title of this week's blog for two obvious reasons. To wit: a) It's the 4th of July and b) The name is an actual name: Amerigo Vespucci, an explorer and ...

Rosario A. Iaconis, Senior Analyst

The Real Father of the Nuclear Age

What was Christopher Nolan thinking? In directing Oppenheimer, which has garnered 13 Academy Award nominations, Nolan relegates Enrico Fermi — the true architect of the nuclear age — to a bit part. J. Robert Oppenheimer served as the director of ...