The tragic fate of America’s beloved Twinkie has even made the pages of Italian newspapers. Italians, who pride themselves on their healthy Mediterranean diet, are fascinated by the eating habits of Americans. Italians generally eat pasta at lunch, fruit for dessert and perhaps dip some bread in olive oil, or have a small scoop of …
It was only four years ago that Barack Obama sent the hopes of Americans soaring with promises for change and dreams of a better future. People joked that he could “walk on water.” Michelle Obama, always with her feet firmly planted on the ground, kept things in perspective joking that her husband “snores and has …
Solo quattro anni fa, Barack Obama infiammava l’animo degli americani con promesse di cambiamento e sogni di un futuro migliore. Si scherzava dicendo che poteva “camminare sull’acqua”. Michelle Obama, sempre con i piedi ben piantati a terra, riportava tutti alla realtà affermando che il marito “russa e ha l’alito cattivo al mattino.” La settimana scorsa …
Dear Blog Readers – On Monday I start a brief stint as a political analyst on RAI News 24, the 24-hour news channel on Italy’s state television network. My role will be to help explain the American presidential elections to the Italian public, in and around the period of the Republican and Democratic Conventions, and …
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Cari lettori, il prossimo lunedì inizio una breve collaborazione con Rai News 24 come analista politica. Avrò il compito di spiegare le elezioni presidenziali statunitensi al pubblico italiano nel periodo delle Convention repubblicana e democratica… e avrò bisogno del vostro aiuto come è spiegato qui sotto. L’ho già fatto tante volte in passato. Nel 2008, …
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I was raised in a old Victorian-style house on the outskirts of Boston by two Wasp parents who were both university professors. At dinner we often spoke politely about our day or about world affairs or politics. For example, would economic sanctions be effective in ending apartheid in South Africa? Or, was President Nixon going …