WHY WE SHOULD NOT TRY TO “CONTAIN” CHINA

a comment to an article by Andrew Browne published in the Wall Street Journal on 12th June 2015  We should sincerely thank Mr. Browne for his article published by WSJ on June 12th, 2015. As our memories of the Cold War hysteria have been fading away, the author reminds us of our leader’s myopia and, since… Continua a leggere WHY WE SHOULD NOT TRY TO “CONTAIN” CHINA

Korea: Between Life And Death

Nothing is stranger than war. Or more disturbing. It reveals graphically, and tragically, how fragile the flower of life really is. One minute there is peace, and things are settled, certain. The next minute war—and nothing is certain, except that life is all too brief. We Americans are not used to knowing the dangers of… Continua a leggere Korea: Between Life And Death

In quest of an anthropological mutation

Richard Sennett is a renowned American sociologist who happens to be a leftist and the heir of a number of militant Communists. In 1936 his father went to Spain to fight the Francoist insurgents against the almost Communist Republic. Recently professor Sennett gave to an Italian Communist paper an extended interview at the London School… Continua a leggere In quest of an anthropological mutation