From Cuba to the middle-East, is hard to separate anything from politics. And even a “normal” dessert like the ice cream is double-edged connected to the geopolitical situation…
Ice cream politics
Kleptocracy, the inverse Robin Hood politics
Kleptocracy, from the Greek words “thief” and “government”, is a term created in the XIX century in reference to the Spanish politic of that time. It became particularly popular in the second half of the successive century thanks to Mobutu Sese Seko, dictator of Zaire…
If women had the power and ruled the world
If women had power and ruled the world, there will be peace and social justice. It would be true if everybody was like Benazir Bhutto or Aung San Suu Kyi. But the reality is more complex, of course not every woman is the same and the few examples we had (Thatcher, Condoleezza Rice and so on) suggest that nothing would change. A totally different thing would be talking about the inequalities of women in access, opportunities and payment…
Is unreal really unreal? (Or about post-truth)
Is unreal really unreal if, strongly believing in it, affects our lives? This could happen in many ways. Religion, economics & finance, politics, they all rely on fleeting bases of faith and trust. But they make the world turn, no matter if they right or wrong…
Send in the clowns
Tantrums, extravagances, excesses, irrational manias, self celebration and cult of personality. In a normal adult the little child is not bad, in a cruel one is overwhelmed by corruption and hunger for power. Many dictators are connected by a common thread, being clownish…
Keep calm and don’t blame islam
7 gennaio, è appena passata l’Epifania, nemmeno il tempo di riprendere i ritmi di lavoro regolare dopo la sbornia delle lunghe festività natalizie che il mondo è scosso dall’attentato alla sede del […]
