by DHales | Sep 26, 2012 | Film, Italy, Language, Politics, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
I nostri presidenti, veri e finti Our Presidents, Real and Pretend We love our presidents. Americans may not think of our sentiments as amore but, as a recent Italian commentator observed, ours is a true obsession (una vera ossessione) with the President of the United...
by DHales | Sep 10, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Web/Tech, Weblogs
The Democratic President Il Presidente democratico Since the times of Franklin Roosevelt, solo un presidente democratico (only one Democratic president) — Bill Clinton — has managed a farsi rieleggere (to get himself re-elected). President Barack Obama non...
by DHales | Sep 7, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La Sfida Repubblicana The Republican Challenge “Il vangelo di Mitt Romney” an Italian headline proclaimed, “The gospel” of the Republican presidential candidate. Poco conosciuto (little known) in Italy, il primo candidato mormone nella storia d'America (the first...
by DHales | Sep 4, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Politici, moda Americana Politics, American style As the American presidential campaign (campagna presidenziale americana) swings into high gear, I find it interesting to follow the coverage in the Italian press. The perspective is different and often cynical—not...
by DHales | Nov 18, 2011 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Nuove parole per una nuova Italia New Words for a New Italy It’s a new day in Italy, the end of an era (la fine di un’era) and the beginning of the “dopoSilvio” (after Silvio). On November 12, which some have dubbed La Festa della Liberazione (the feast of the...
