politics

06/03/2013

Economy



The Return of Al Gore

On the recommendation of a friend, I read Al Gore’s new book, The Future. The…

25/01/2013

Philosophy



Cultural primaries: the beauty of participating

We’re in the middle of an election campaign: an important moment in the democratic life…

14/12/2012

Philosophy



The primaries, a reflection on age

The political context in Italy is constantly changing and today the recent primaries of one…

19/10/2012

Economy



Obama, Reagan and the merits of long term horizons

Surprisingly an article in Newsweek compares Barack Obama to Ronald Reagan. On the surface nothing…

15/10/2012

Philosophy



Hadia Tajik: Merit beats Prejudice in Norway

Northern European countries are often perceived as examples of modernity and dynamism. For example, Norway…

27/06/2012

Economy



Who has the oldest ruling class in Europe? Italy

On 17th May I was invited to LUISS University to meet the students, which, as…

08/02/2012

Philosophy



UNHATE. Now more than ever

Flicking through one of the last issues of 2011 of the American weekly Time, I…