What is “Habeas corpus” and “3C”?
Cosa sono “Habeas corpus” e “3C”? by Ayfer Selamoğlu Location: US Congress. Senators grilled Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on her understanding of Habeas corpus. During a budget hearing at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan asked Noem what Habeas corpus was. “Secretary Noem, what is Habeas corpus?” […]
The Pope’s mission
The Pope’s mission The calendars showed the date of May 8, 2025… Eighty years ago, World War II, which caused the death of 60 million, ended today… The Cardinals, known as the Princes of the Church, were locked in the Sistine Chapel, and all their ties with the world were severed… Three of the Conclave […]
May 1 and Hawthorn Blossom
The opinion – by Andira Vitale
It was May 1 in 1891. Half of the Fourmies, where Maria Blondeau lived as a cotton worker, was in the textile industry.
Could the new Pope be my father?
Could the new Pope be my father? Biographer Austen Ivereigh described Bergoglio as having two qualities rarely seen together: the prophetic holiness of a desert saint and the political genius of a charismatic leader… Jorge Mario Bergoglio, known by his baptismal name, Francis, was a Pope of remarkable humility. His simplicity, modesty, and sympathy endeared […]
King and Parliament!
King and Parliament! by Alessandro Romano Monarchy is a form of government in which the separation of powers, consisting of legislative, executive and judicial powers, is concentrated in a single person, and political power is in the hands of a single person. That is, the King… Monarchy regulates the political, social, and economic lives of […]
Prime Minister Meloni: To Be or Not to Be
Prime Minister Meloni: To Be or Not to Be by Andira Vitale “To be, or not to be, that is the question” is a famous line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. The existential question of living in pain (to be) or rebelling and risking death (not to be) is at the root […]
The Dragon and the Mirror
The Dragon and the Mirror by Ayfer Selamoğlu Evgeny Schwartz’s play “The Dragon” is one of the most impactful political works. It is timeless, boundless, and eternal. It serves as a mirror to authoritarian regimes and their corrupting effects on the human soul. It showcases the ugliness of oppression and the beauty of resistance… Schwartz’s […]
My Christmas gift to you
by Ayfer Selamoğlu
That’s why I want to give you an extraordinary gift. I believe love is the best gift, so I am sending you this gift. The story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry as a Christmas present…
Let Emily be the cause of the wars!
Let Emily be the cause of the wars! by Alessandro Romano Netflix’s popular series “Emily in Paris” started a diplomatic war. It was delightful to see Emily come to Rome, my last love, after Paris, my first love. Emily first took us on a fascinating tour of the city of light, and in the previous […]
Gennaro: Men’s Achilles heel is women!
Gennaro: Men’s Achilles heel is women! by Ayfer Selamoğlu It is a famous mythological story depicted in the movie Troy. His mother washed Achilles in the “sacred river” by holding his heel. Achilles, who was bathed in holy water, was not affected by a sword; he was, in a way, immortal. But there was a […]