Europe’s Bad Conscience
In an editorial in Il Corriere Della Sera Europe’s bad conscience, Ernesto Galli della Loggia claims that Europeans are incapable of thinking about their own security mainly because they are…
Krugman: Being Bad Europeans – NYTimes.com
David Krugman: Being Bad Europeans – NYTimes.com One of the fathers of the euro, Romano Prodi, says clearly that the euro was only a step towards further political integration. The…
Renzi e l’eccesso di comunicazione
Si sentono lamentele, soprattutto dalla sinistra, che Renzi é troppo presente da tutte le parti, che si vede troppo, comunica troppo. Non é quello che ci hanno detto gli elettori…
Europe and Middle East
Nearly all Europeans had every reason to continue reprisals and revenge, after the end of WWII in 1945. Instead, with few exceptions, people got busy rebuilding their life, getting back…
NYT: How to Get a Job at Google
Thomas L. Friedman in the NYT: How to Get a Job at Google part 1 and part 2 writes about criteria used by Google to hire personnel. They stress the…
Gad Lerner: La sconfitta di Cuperlo e l’errore di quelli come me (pochi)
Commentando i risultati delle primarie nel PD, Gad Lerner scrive nel suo blog sulla sconfitta di Cuperlo, e la sua, perché aveva fatto campagna e votato per lui. Parla anche…
FT: Obama crumbles as a liberal fantasy hero
Well written piece, presenting different points of view in a balanced manner. And the conclusion is right: Obama has to balance a variety of pressures, in the real world. Financial…
CFR interview with Poland’s foreign minister Radek Sikorski
Excerpts: “You have said that by background and experience, you might well have become a Euroskeptic, and yet you’re the opposite. How come? As a conservative with a small c,…
Casper Ravnsted-Larsen: Cyprus can be an omen of a divided EU
Casper Ravnsted-Larsen posted North and South: Cyprus can be an omen of a divided EU on Google Plus. My take on the subject: For a start, study languages and travel…
Cameron announces in-or-out EU referendum
The only way to be in the driver seat in business or in an alliance is to be at the front, participating actively, not dragging your heels. An in or…