This is an excerpt from George Will’s column in the Washington Post this morning: A simple reform would drain some scalding steam from immigration arguments that may soon again be at a roiling boil. It would bring the interpretation of the 14th Amendment into conformity with what the authors of its text intended, and with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
citizenship
Posted in reflective, year 3, tagged America, anger, immigration, Italy, politics on Sunday 28 March, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
not about Italy
Posted in reflective, summer, year 1, tagged culture, Iran, people, politics on Thursday 12 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Across the street from where I work there is a bar that I frequent for emergency caffeine boosts. The same barista is always there, from 8 am until 7:30 pm. He’s Iranian, though he hasn’t been back in 30 years, and his favorite topics are a) how wonderful Iran is, and b) how the current [...]
aaarrghgh
Posted in regular, spring, year 1, tagged politics, students, visits, work on Thursday 17 April, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sooo what’s new in Italy? 1) Berlusconi won. Again. Not entirely unexpected, but a little disappointing that Italy’s decided to go on chasing its tail instead of finding, I don’t know, a rabbit or a stick to chase instead. 2) Sara and Edward came to visit! A lovely time was had by all, even if [...]
elections
Posted in reflective, winter, year 1, tagged Italian idiosyncracies, politics on Friday 29 February, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So here’s the deal, politically speaking. On the one hand we have a familiar character, albeit a controversial one; one who likes to hearken back to the 90′s and is urging the country to get back on its feet. On the other hand we have a dark horse contender, a relatively young newcomer to the [...]
