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John Mancini – Founder and Executive Director
May Musings
With fictional Vice President Giannelli In the political thriller Seven Days in May, a novel published in 1962, the U.S. Vice President was named Giannelli. He had no first name nor was his character developed in either the book or ...
Bill Dal Cerro, Senior Analyst
Leaving for Rome
A note to my readers: I am taking a two-week trip to Rome (with a few days in Lucca and perhaps a side-trip to Florence) and will probably not be able to write a new blog until after my return ...
Rosario A. Iaconis, Senior Analyst
What Ken Burns Left Out
Contrary to Ken Burns’ recent documentary on the American Revolution, it was a band of Italians, the ancient Romans—not the Iroquois—who served as the model for our fledgling republic. Those are Roman fasces mounted in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
