Tag Archives: Berlusconi

Milosevic, Berlusconi, Trump

Posted on February 20, 2017 by

I saw it coming, for the past ten years, at least. I saw small Trumps rising and tramping around, first timidly, then bravely, and finally boldly. Until Donald Trump got elected. I saw the same thing happening in Serbia and … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi’s “decadenza”

Posted on November 28, 2013 by

In English, in French My American friend wrote me this morning: How does it feel to live, free of Berlusconi? Are the people of Italy rejoicing in the streets? Here in Turin, the news was hardly noticed, because although it … Continue reading →

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Collective Intelligence

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

The Italian scientific community was stunned when Italian scientists, seismologists, were recently sentenced to years of prison for manslaughter, for failing to predict the lethal earthquake in Aquila in 2009. Other scientists have resigned to their jobs in protest, and … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye Bunga Bunga

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

“I haven’t been so inspired since 1994,” an Italian friend of mine posted on her Facebook page. Well, I too can remember the year 1994, when I was in Milan, giving a public speech among some so-called intellectuals, soon after … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi Bye Bye

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Is this really the final end of the Berlusconi era, or just another pause for the Cavaliere to catch his breath? Will he return on a fresh horse as the savior of an ever-crumbling Italy, as he has done repeatedly … Continue reading →

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