Bags In Time
We found a few old bags with whom we brought our world with us when we came from Canada to Sarnano. This is their story.
Coming To Italy? Here’s Some Food For Thought
I’ve now lived in Rome for over two years. Here’s what I'd have liked to have known as an American before moving to Italy.
Donald Trump And His Italian American Supporters
At some point, Italian Americans stopped being a monolith, particularly as a voting bloc. Then at another point, they started swinging ever more determinedly towards the right. And then, along came Donald Trump.
How To Fight Fascism (Again)
Fascism is insidious to the point where it has become invisible. How do we see the invisible, and how do we fight against it?
Is Giuseppe Conte Becoming The Italian Obama?
In many ways Conte's approach mirrors that of Barack Obama, but it is the differences that may just mean his survival once the gates of lockdown Italy are lifted.
Is Sicilian A Language Or A Dialect?
The monolingual approach adopted for the political aim of making Italians speak with one voice has succeeded. But the campaign has been needlessly costly.
Never The Last
Twenty years after 9/11, very little is different. But everyone is changed.
Rocco Casalino, The New Kingmaker
The rise of populism has brought with it a shift in traditional power structures, even those which were previously unseen.
Sicily And Greece
As a Sicilian, I never regard people from Greece as outsiders. Indeed, they were an integral part of the history of Sicily almost from the beginning.
Signpost On The Road To Sarnano
A border surrounds and marks the shrine. It has become a signpost, a place to turn when you want to find the family style restaurant up the hill on the rutted gravel road.