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“Build That Wall!” Refrain enthusiastically shouted during packed Donald Trump Republican campaign rallies around the US in 2016. “Tear down this wall!” Part of a speech made by Republican US President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin June 12, 1987, calling...

As you probably know very well by now I’m a huge enthusiast of Central Europe. I believe it’s the most beautiful area ever, rich in culture, with a fascinating history and diverse architecture. And still so undiscovered! Every time I travel around I...

The below article is soon to be published in the 2015 issue of the Pacific Journal, making it my second peer-reviewed journal article, posted in full with permission. It’s a piece of speculative futurology, like my “Billion Immigrants” post last summer...

John Hooper's new book, The Italians (Viking, 2015) is a compelling and faithful portrait of the Belpaese. Hooper deconstructs a plethora of Italian paradoxes, presenting the country's best and worst aspects like only an objective observer could do ...

Italy is a country which indulges in the pleasures of life warmly, not guiltily. The Italians are people who can take pleasure even in doing nothing. Doing nothing! Doing nothing does not necessarily mean doing nothing. It just means taking pleasure...