Marine Le Pen and the Charlie Hebdo rally

Sat 24/01/2015

The FN was excluded from the Charlie Hebdo rally because, although Marine Le Pen is trying to make her party look respectable, it has a long history of violence, neo-nazi connections and negationism. Beside the […]

Finding a balance between privacy protection and security

Sun 18/01/2015

Privacy advocates never cease invoking Armageddon, every time anybody tries to fight terrorism by improving surveillance and intelligence. There is also a fundamental right that is often overlooked by our self-appointed privacy advocates: the right […]

Boko Haram massacres and the media

Mon 12/01/2015

Boko Haram has been busy these days, massacring whole villages, with hundreds or even thousands of victims. Some voices on social sites complain that we are dedicating so much time to the Paris terrorist attacks […]

FP: Je Suis Charlie (Until Je Get Scared)

Sat 10/01/2015

Micheal Weiss in Foreign Policy: Je Suis Charlie (Until Je Get Scared) Michael Weiss gets it about right, except that he should mention that Charlie Hebdo published regularly much fiercer cartoons lampooning Christians or Jews. Not […]

Whitewash these bloodstains, hurry up

Thu 08/01/2015

Whenever there is an outrage,  you can count on this kind of news story, social media post or comment: 1. Whitewashers and conspiracy theorists who claim that the victims shot themselves to frame their attackers […]

In memoriam: Luca Prodan

Fri 25/04/2014

Curiosity can be easily satisfied with a quick search on the web – that’s how I learned about the fate of my childhood friend, Luca Prodan. We were not allowed to play together, after his parents decided […]

Hungarian elections April 2014

Mon 07/04/2014

Seeing a swastika used during an electoral campaign in Europe (or anywhere else) in 2014 proves that we have failed dismally in allowing it to happen, with nazis raising their head again. We should have […]

Trolls, trolls galore

Wed 19/03/2014

Russian trolls with Anglo sounding names are working overtime. Dozens of names, writing the same things in all the fora. Spewing venom and repeating trite and retrite anti-western platitudes. Good old Soviet methods updated for […]

Gramellini confronta Renzi con Mussolini

Fri 28/02/2014

Vito Kahlun cita Gramellini che confronta Renzi con Mussolini: Fatta eccezione per Daniela Santanchè, all’accostamento Renzi-Mussolini  non si era spinto ancora nessuno”. Ha ragione Massimiliano Gallo che, commentando per The Front Page il Buongiorno di Massimo Gramellini su La Stampa di […]

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