by John Mancini | Sep 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
An old refrain in our community is that southern Italians were either farmers or fishermen. Indeed, we are very much a people who were tied to the soil or the sea. Even today, some of us may enjoy producing tomatoes in a home garden or spending a day to...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Sep 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Did da Vinci draw this? In the United States, we’ve yet to have any kind of meaningful conversations about limiting the ease with which people (even non-citizens!) can purchase handguns. Conversations, mind you, not radical legislative measures. The 2nd...
by John Mancini | Sep 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
September 7th is quite an auspicious date in history. For on that date in A.D. 70, the city of Jerusalem was fully occupied by the Roman Army after a siege of four months. Observant Jews still mourn this siege every August 10th (Tisha B’Av) when their Great...
by John Mancini | Aug 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Have you been to Manhattan’s Little Italy lately? It’s not so much a cultural enclave as a street bazaar at mealtimes. It’s three blocks of restaurants, each with a pitchman out front luring you in. These eateries are lined up tooth-by-jowl, every tenement has an...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Aug 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Luigi Mangione’s recent court appearance seemed to confirm what that infamous video footage from December 4th, 2024 suggested—namely, that he literally assassinated United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson on the dark, early morning streets of downtown Manhattan. Luigi...
by John Mancini | Aug 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
To gauge the magnitude of the defamation of Italian Americans perpetrated by Puzo, Coppola, Scorsese, and Chase, we need to visit only one area of our immense contributions to America: military service. I’m not just talking about the millions of our brethren who...
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