2024
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Won’t get fooled again
Donald Trump said he would end the war against Ukraine. Whether that is still possible remains to be seen. The…
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Cloud cuckoo land
That way madness lies . . . My father had a favorite phrase when coming upon people and situations that…
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Protect and kill
The use of napalm on civilians was just one of the many crimes committed by the U.S. in Vietnam. One…
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So help me God
When hope goes dark, what’s a heaven for? Italy long ago backed away from Catholicism as its state religion, but…
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The red button
A direct attack on Russia would be unwise. In the eleventh hour of his presidency, Joe Biden has given Ukraine…
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Hungry man
The hungrier candidate pulled through. In the modern dialect of sportswriting, the concept of desire has come to play a…
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Goodbye to all that
No more human faces at the check out counter. In the early days of autumn, my friend and helper made…
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Back to the future
To many, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 was a harbinger of things to come. This month marks…
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Sand slander
Beneath the sand, there is money. Insults, imprecations, and slurs arise from a variety of dank basements. Racial, cultural, or…
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Dead Dear
A letter from Jane Austen to her sister. Notice that she does not say, “Hi there!” Dear is dead. Time for…
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A farewell to debris
Pan Am 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland. Journalists miss civilian air crashes. They can’t and won’t tell you this, of course.…
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A Rome memoir
Rome in the 1960s. In August 1968 my father ferried me from Washington to New York and deposited me on…
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Lunatic campaign
Kamala Harris, woman of the moment. Half a trip to the American lunatic fringe came with Donald Trump’s unlikely flirtation…
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Bulletproof
A raised fist to show the crowd that Donald Trump is not so easily put down. In his near-desperate quest…
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Gull talk
During the months of June and July, seagulls visit the city of Rome. Italk to the birds at night. These…
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No solace in yesteryears
During the 1982 Falklands War, a British submarine sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano, costing the lives of 323 crew.…
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For what it’s worth
There is but one word to hand over to both the protesting students and those few professors who have rallied…
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The unending men
Is there a tonic to make the 80-year-old feel 15 again? Who dies of quaint old age in this live-forever…
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Tranquil terror
The Sick Girl by Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov. As I lie in bed humbled by the disease that will soon blind…
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It’s money that matters
Though ordinary Arabs may be pro-Palestine, this sentiment is not necessarily shared by the media or government. An Italian friend…
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Notes on the latest newz
Russian president Vladimir Putin speaking to viewers following the March 22, 2023 terrorist attack that killed more than 100 people.…
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Back in Detention Hall
Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Waco, Texas. Let us for a moment set aside all political realities. Let…
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The kiss that rolled
A greeting between heads of states or a paternal act of benediction? My Italian doctor has decided: This time around,…
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Monster or wizard
Odilon Redon’s Cauldron of the Sorceress, 1879. In the festive weeks leading up to Christmas, I was approached by a…
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Gaza, the sequel
Omar Lafi, a Palestinian man, weeps by the body of his nephew, October 9, 2023. When Hamas carried out a…
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All about war
Houthi fighters in Yemen holding up the Palestinian flag. Israel says war, and so it is. The retaliatory invasion of…
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Runaway truck
When life bulldozes you, you still have to get up and go to work. My latest cleaning lady is like…
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Buone cose
Not all the dictionaries in the world can help you now. Language is at its best when it spits at…
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