Tag Archives: Elizabeth Renzetti

divide and rancor

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Dave

…A bit like Henry Kissinger’s theory of rising expectations and tangible improvements resulting in revolution and insurrection if the pace is not fast enough. That is, violence when living conditions are actually improving, a kind of wry irony on the … Continue reading →

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heresies of dilution:why the fuss?

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Dave

Kind of a cute piece by Elizabeth Renzetti anything that questions the absolute divinity of J.C. is always an attention getter. And it is amusing to see how he has been appropriated within the context of presidential elections and various … Continue reading →

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voltaire banking on the philosopher kings: wall street shuffle

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Dave

“He taught us to be free.” Although he was an absolutist, not especially reasonable, and anything but a revolutionary, Voltaire fought absolutism, embodies the Age of Reason, and made the Revolution inevitable. He died at the dawn of the industrial … Continue reading →

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hold your horses

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Art

Its Italy. It runs by its own logic.This past week has seen a collision with the past present and future. The priest blesses the horse, and then the Palio, the famous break-neck, bareback horse race around Siena’s main piazza takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Madame Pickwick Weekend | Tagged Daniel Craig Siena, Elizabeth Renzetti, james bond quantum of solace, michela brambilla, Pope Benedict XVI, Siena Italy history, Siena Italy tourism, Siena Palio horse race, Silvio Berlusconi, st. eligius, st. martin of tours | Leave a comment

Revolution in the air: tea party on the nile

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Dave

Rioting and roaring mobs have part of humankind’s lot since time immemorial. Hate, blood-thirst, looting and pillaging have historically required minimal incitement to break a state of uneasy peace. For centuries mobs have risen and destroyed, from the Roman Empire, … Continue reading →