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Wind Rose Hotel
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News, analysis and comments on international politics, political science, philosophy, religion, and humanities.
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Happy Republic Day!

(Photo courtesy  Corriere della Sera) COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All original content of this blog [Wind Rose Hotel] is subject to Creative Commons license (by-nc-sa)

1 day ago

Sweet Police

By A.F. Branco (ConservativeDailyNews.com) COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All original content of this blog [Wind Rose Hotel] is subject to Creative Commons license (by-nc-sa)

1 day ago

Is This Where New Yorkers and Americans in General Are Heading?

Both Michelle Obama and Michael Bloomberg want people to eat healthy. That’s why their restaurant of choice might look like the one shown in the video, where Brian tries to order lunch at “Nou Nou D’...

2 days ago

Emmylou & Willie

Take one of the best (if not the best) female country singers of all time—who is also a wonderful woman—and a true country music genius, put them together on a stage, make them sing a very special so...

2 days ago

Keeping Central Park Safe

John Podhoretz in the New York Post: The most important transformation of New York City over the past 20 years has come in the worst neighborhoods, where the crime drop has made an astonishing differ...

4 days ago

Troubles Never Come Alone

A man walks in front of a collapsed church in Mirandola (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Troubles never come alone. As if an economy on life support (in many respects) was not bad enough, 9 days after a magni...

4 days ago

And the Editor Said...

“ You all know what Thomas Jefferson said of the press— that given the choice of a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, he wouldn’t hesitate for a second to choose the la...

26 may 12

Brits Abroad

There are lots of British expats in southern Europe, especially in France. What do they miss most from home? And how does an expat feel when a neighbor calls him from the small village in south-weste...

25 may 12

Coincidence or Causal Connection?

Okay, I know, I know, after reading this and this (in chronological order) you might think that there is some sort of tacit agreement between the NYT and your’s truly, but I can assure you it’s just ...

23 may 12

Beppe Grillos Cultural Revolution

Beppe Grillo and Federico Pizzarotti Despite claims of victory by Pierluigi Bersani and his Democratic Party, after the second round of local elections in Italy, there is no doubt that, once again, t...

23 may 12

The Art of Plucking the Feathers without Killing the Bird?

“ I’ve been told that some Members of Congress disagree with my tax cut proposal. Well, you know it’s been said that taxation is the art of plucking the feathers without killing the bird. It’s time t...

17 may 12

Switching to English

News like this are exactly what makes me hope for the best for the future of Italy: one of the country’s leading universities, the Politecnico di Milano, has announced that from 2014 most of its degr...

17 may 12

The Failure of Arab Liberals

AP  Photo Everybody knows what happened soon after the heady first days of the Arab Spring. The first omen of what was to come was when, on February 18, 2011 (the Egyptian revolution’s “Victory ...

15 may 12

Game On

~ “LETTERS FROM AMERICA” - by The Metaphysical Peregrine ~ The game is on. The Leftist Lie and Hate, Chicago/Alinsky style political campaign swung into the official campaign for Obama’s re...

12 may 12

A Journey of Malavasie

A map of the island fortress of Monemvasia in the 17th century Malvasia, have you ever heard this before? If so, not many words are needed, if not take the time to check Wikipedia, where the history ...

12 may 12

Beppe Grillo? Lost in Translation...

Beppe Grillo Beppe Grillo emerged as the big winner from yesterday’s local elections in Italy. The list of articles below should help you get an idea about what is going on. If anyone is interested i...

09 may 12

For Many or for All?

Cod. Bruchsal 1, Bl. 28r - Manuscript in the Badische Landesbibliothek, Karlsruhe, Germany “For many” or “for all”? Well, the right answer is the first, says Benedict XVI, who wants the whole Ca...

03 may 12

The Love Affair between Italy and Shakespeare

Speaking of Italy, “Anyone who claims Shakespeare’s poetry is lost in translation might have to think again.” At least, this is what the Guardian says in this article by Sonia Massai, Reader in Shake...

26 apr 12

The Global War on Christians

I know, time is precious, but please take an hour and a half to watch the video (see below) of a talk given by John L. Allen, Jr., at the recent Los Angeles Religious Education Congress 2012 on the g...

22 apr 12

How Hard It Can Be to Make the Change from Democrat to Republican

“ I know from personal experience how hard it can be to make the change from Democrat to Republican. I also know that there comes a time when you look in your heart and realize that it may be hard to...

21 apr 12

RIP Levon Helm

Levon Helm died today at 71.COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All original content of this blog [Wind Rose Hotel] is subject to Creative Commons license (by-nc-sa)

20 apr 12

The Way They Do It in Washington?

“[S]ometimes there are two ways of doing things: the right way, and the way they do it in Washington.” ~ Ronald Reagan (Cenikor Foundation - Houston, Texas, April 29, 1983) When “the Great Communicat...

20 apr 12

David Axelrod: A Revealing Moment of Truth

John Podhoretz in the New York Post: On Sunday, the most important person in the Obama campaign aside from President Obama himself inadvertently gave the 2012 game away in one of the more revealing p...

17 apr 12

Italian Politics Updates - 2

Cold winds blew through Italy this week, and clouds obscured the unseasonably blue skies under which the country had long been basking....  Hey, this is not me—I’m not a poet (I wish I were)—thi...

16 apr 12

Mantua: A Cultural City Guide

Do you remember Virgil, the ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period who wrote the Bucolics, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid? Well, if so perhaps you remember where he was born and the verse inscr...

15 apr 12

Only Growth and Employment Can Stop the Markets’ Crisis

Gian Maria Gros-Pietro Perhaps it is true that, as many analysts think, what’s behind the new major crash of European markets –the umpteenth black Friday—is the slowdown of the Chinese economy, but t...

14 apr 12

Conservative Republicans for Romney

Credit: R.J. Matson  (via The Cagle Post) According to CNN polling, Mitt Romney will be the only presidential candidate since 1996 to exit the primaries with a net negative approval rating. Not ...

14 apr 12

Italian Politics Updates - 1

This is the first of a series of semi-weekly updates on Italian politics—no much to be said, just read and get an idea, freedom of opinion is a right, not a privilege … ;-) Main parties agree to fund...

12 apr 12

Rick Santorum Drops Out

(Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Rick Santorum drops out, but claiming a victory of sorts. “Against all odds,” he said after leaving the race, “we won 11 states, millions of voters, millions of vo...

11 apr 12

Italian Politics: Latest News

Elsa Fornero, Mario Monti, Emma Marcegaglia They say sarcasm is the lowest form of humor, and that’s definitely right. As for me, I don’t like it, but when the topic is politics, here in Italy, it’s ...

11 apr 12

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