Letters from Rome
January 7, 2012
China is Finally Near
Last week in Rome, a Chinese shop owner named Zhou Zeng, his wife Lia and baby daughter, Joy, six months old, were leaving their store when two men whose faces were hidden by...
January 4, 2012
Protecting Pompeii and the Italian heritage in 2012
Pompeii - Buried Alive - Ancient Civilizations
On August 24, AD 79, the world came to a catastrophic end for those people living in the shadows of Mount Vesuvius. A day that began like any other in the thriving towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii would end in a dark and fiery disaster.
ROME – The good news is that during the three days of the European Christmas holiday—Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St. Silvester’s on Dec. 26—some 64,000 people visited...
December 22, 2011
A New Census Takes Stock of Italy
This October Italy launched a new national census on the family, the 15th such census in history, and by November, over 16 million families - 60% of the total – had already...
December 17, 2011
Letters from Italy After Berlusconi: Politics Behind the Scenes
"The man who governs Italy has no power. At most he can ask a courtesy, but he can’t give orders. [Mussolini] was right when he said that it’s not difficult to govern the...
December 7, 2011
Blood, TV and Tears
“Blood and tears” was what Premier Mario Monti warned would be in store for angst- and debt-ridden Italy, and so it is, with a prime time TV turn thrown in for good measure....
December 1, 2011
Welcome to the Quirinal Palace
Courtesy of Quirinale
President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano with Prime Minister Mario Monti and Professor Paula Carucci
As a culmination of this year’s celebrations of 150 years of Italian unification, the monumental doors to a series of magnificent halls, which overlook the main square on one...
November 27, 2011
Is There Light at the End of the Tunnels
The longing to see the light at the end of the tunnel has become more viscerally felt in Italy these days than ever since the early post-war era. Problem is, there are so many...
November 17, 2011
Super-Sober Mario Takes Charge
Premier-Designate Mario Monti is often described in the media as Super Mario or Sober Mario. His government has had the support of banks, universities and the Roman Catholic...
November 15, 2011
From Fêtes to Fear: Scared of Mr. Monti
As Berlusconi submitted his resignation, neo-Senator Mario Monti prepares to be Premier Designate
November 9, 2011
Wait Till the Donkey Kicks
ROME - The front page of Il Sole-24 Ore, Italy's leading financial daily, said it all today, in a gigantic headline with just two words, written in 6-inch-tall letters: FATE...
November 7, 2011
As Genoa Drowns, Berlusconi Struggles to Stay Afloat
Heavy rains and flooding in Genoa. At least seven people were killed on Friday. Another sad story after the small tornado in Le Cinque Terre eleven days ago. The fragility of...
October 31, 2011
Sketchbook of Life on Borrowed Time
Businessman Enrico Frare from Treviso, 36, is a manufacturer of E-Group winter sportswear. This week he purchased an entire page of the daily Corriere della Sera as a protest...
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