by Rosario Iaconis | Sep 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Italy’s upcoming parliamentary elections are poised to bring about a sea change in the leadership of the Magic Boot, which for the first time could well be governed by a woman — Giorgia Meloni. Meloni is leading a coalition of parties on the right,...
by John Mancini | Sep 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ever wonder which side you would be on in 1775? It has been estimated that only 30% of Americans at the time wanted an independent nation. The remaining majority were loyalists or probably just apathetic. Unless I got swept up in revolution mania, my...
by John Mancini | Sep 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
The history of France would be quite incomplete without reference to Italians. From its Romanization launched by Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars to its cultural transformation under Catherine de Medici’s near thirty-year control (1547-1574) of the French throne,...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
A few blogs ago to quote the Carpenters’ famous song, (“seems like yesterday!”), I wrote about the boom-boom-boom, three-in-a-row celebrity deaths of Ray Liotta, James Caan, and Tony Sirico, all of whom profited considerably from mob movies. Sadly, I...
by John Mancini | Aug 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Everything you ever believed in, every rule you thought valid, every law of Nature you considered indisputable, is going on the chopping block. Behold, this is the Age of Confusion. P-I-E-T-A-S and image of a mother with children Most of us were raised in Italian...
by Rosario Iaconis | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Though the media are aghast at the prospect of Giorgia Meloni (right) becoming Italy’s next prime minister, the parliamentary elections on September 25th will reinforce the hallowed principle of popular sovereignty — the proposition that the ultimate authority of the...
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