News - 13 Febbraio Springsteen’s Message of Reconciliation in the Superbowl Video Displeases Everyone The issue of Christian Nationalism - an insidious union of patriotism and Christian belief that ties the two together until it’s impossible to determine where one ends and the other begins – must also be taken into consideration. This underestimated and extremely dangerous phenomenon was thrust into the spotlight on January 6, when a group of insurrectionists invaded the U.S. Capitol with an array of evangelical paraphernalia....
News - 7 Maggio 2020 What Makes a True American in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic? The pandemic of coronavirus has turned everything upside down; it didn’t break the country, it only revealed the true nature of her citizens. We are free to stay at home, wear masks, observe the rules at the grocery store. Citizens are also free to protest, carry guns, gather on beaches, get a tattoo. It might be freedom, but it certainly doesn’t show any respect for each other or an understanding of the potential danger that we all face.
Lifestyles - 27 Marzo 2020 “Il Canto Degli Italiani” Finally Unites Italy During the Coronavirus Crisis My appeal to Onorevole Salvini: follow the example of your fellow citizens who are working non-stop, no matter what their politics, to save the lives of others. Unlike you, the virus is invisible. During these terrible and uncertain times, stop waving rosaries and criticizing the performance of our Government, which is yours too. Have the decency for once to go out on your balcony and sing “Fratelli D’Italia”. But I ask you: do you know the words?
EXPAT - 8 Ottobre 2018 Festeggiare il Columbus Day: un’esperienza strana per un italiano a New York Il dibattito nasce in uno strano spazio concettuale dove queste diverse concezioni di Colombo prendono posto agli estremi. Le due non si possono unire perché partono da concetti di Cristoforo Colombo che non si eguagliano. Trattano in maniera diversa il suo significato nel contesto generale. Detto questo, rimane da risolvere un’impossibile questione: dove ci si schiera se si condannano le raccapriccianti azioni dei colonizzatori che Colombo rappresenta, ma si apprezzano comunque le complessità sua rilevanza culturale per la comunità Italo-Americana?
People - 15 Settembre 2018 How Much do Italians Love their Country? What is patriotism? According to Dictionary.com it is “devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty”. The definition itself is broad, and allows for much interpretation.