I was thinking on my ride home from work yesterday about the concept of a Pax Americana and whether we have ever experienced one as a nation. The term of course comes from the Roman Empire, a 207 year period called the “Pax Romana” – the Roman Peace. It started with the reign of Emperor [...]
Dear Tea Party “activists”,
I am writing to let you know that no one believes you are representative of the “Silent Majority” as 9 out of 10 of your members are card carrying members of the Republican party, which itself only represents 37% of the U.S. Also, please don’t pretend to know the differences between [...]
It is fitting that Hillary Clinton, after a bitter and divisive primary battle with Barack Obama, should give her speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, on the 937th anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert.
Like the dinner guest you never invited, Silvio Berlusconi has returned to office in Italy, his party winning a majority in the Italian government. Italy, as I have stated ad nauseum, is in desperate need of reform. Berlusconi is not the man for the job. While a wildly successful billionaire businessman, Berlusconi is best known [...]
Amnesty International recently released a damming report on the death penalty worldwide for 2006 this week, noting that the U.S. has the ignoble seat at the table of the top six countries most frequently performing capital punishment.
Yet another election is at hand for Italy’s top spot. Italian voters have two days at the polls to decide who should take the Prime Minister’s job – Walter Veltroni, center-left candidate and former Mayor of Rome, or Silvio Berlusconi, center-right candidate, twice former Prime Minister and successful businessman. Berlusconi had two chances to improve [...]
Qui si fa l’Italia o si muore. (Today we’ll unite Italy, or die trying). – Giuseppe Garibaldi, May 15, 1860 Many people outside of Italy have never heard of Istria. To most it may sound like a fictional place. Istria is the Mediterranean’s largest peninsula, located in the Adriatic sea, east of Venice, at the [...]
Anyone else notice how closely the national press follows polls? Not coincidentally, national coverage of the Iraq war has taken a back seat to the election and the economy, which seems to be a direct reflection of national polling[1]. It’s commonly said that a good journalist constantly seeks to “afflict the comfortable” – that is [...]
Ever-turbulent Italy has once again vomited its most recent government of Romano Prodi (pictured) in a no confidence vote. This represents the collapse of Italy’s 61st government since the end of the 2nd World War.
As much as we may gripe about the exclusion and single-mindedness of the American political parties, Italy is much the [...]
Fidelity’s Stages investing newsletter profiled Jordan Goodman, author of Master Your Money Type: Using Your Financial Personality to Create a Life of Wealth and Freedom. His six “money types” are:
Strivers have energy and drive and make great entrepreneurs, but they can get into trouble when their spending and lifestyle get ahead of their [...]
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