by Rosario Iaconis | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
The prime minister faces the challenge of governing despite the press, the establishment, and the allegedly loyal opposition in Italy being united in their zeal to topple her. Edmund Kean was mistaken. Dying may be easy, but it’s governance that is hard — especially...
by John Mancini | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Admiral Lisa Franchetti The U.S. Navy appears to be the source of many Italian American firsts. Newly nominated for Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is Admiral Lisa Franchetti. If Senate-approved, she will be the first female CNO and the first female on the Joint...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Immigration has become such a hot-button issue in America that one forgets the Italian connections to it, both then and now. By then, I mean the so-called “Great Wave” of Italian immigrants between 1880 -1920, though Italians had already been here in the...
by John Mancini | Jul 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Back in 2020 I wrote of the execution-style murders of Paul and Lina Marino in a Delaware cemetery by a Black gunman. Early reports indicated that the murderer was dressed in black, with a rifle, and waited in ambush for the couple; that he was motivated to take...
by John Mancini | Jul 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
With the recent Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in university admissions, I spent a few minutes thumbing through my college yearbook. Looking back now with so much real world experiences under my belt was an eye-opener. I attended a small private...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
To our fellow Americans, we of Italian heritage are simply seen as “cooks or crooks.” (Kudos to my colleague John Mancini for that very apt phrase). The reason why is very simple: Hollywood media defamation. Or, as the comedian Flip Wilson used to...
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