Learn Italian, Lesson 7
I am going forward on the assumption that everyone has received his copy of Living Lanugage.
The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
History of Florence: Early Years
What we do know is the Florence was settled by Romans in the late Republic but was never as important as nearby Fiesole, much less Lucca or Pisa
Biden Grunts, ‘No One Is Above the Law’ – As He Jails Steve Bannon
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down its ruling on partial – note, partial – presidential immunity. President Biden mumbled through a short speech – no questions, please, I have dementia – objecting to the case and insisting, “No one is above the law
Six Crises: The Ocean of Pigs
Rex and Dr. Fleming look back on the foreign policy/natural security blunders that have defined the regime
Book of July: Cyril Kornbluth
Cyril Kornbluth was a popular science fiction writer of the 50’s and 60’s, and a frequent collaborator with the somewhat better known Frederick Pohl.
The Prince: Conclusion
Machiavelli had to walk a thin and twisting line, balancing his love of republican liberty with the practical realities of an Italy engulfed in strife between the regional powers and the periodic invasions of Barbarians.
Tuscan Convivium
Our next program abroad is scheduled to begin roughly, for Oct 16/17 and will last 7 days with the possibility of additional days in Rome.
History of Florence, I: Beginnings
The history of Florence, as rich in deeds of violence as in creative works of imagination, affords serious people much food for thought, not all of it of the pleasant sort that encourages optimism about human nature
Wednesday’s Child: The Diogenes Conjecture
Of the many, possibly apocryphal, stories about Diogenes, I like the one where he came to visit Plato bearing a basket of figs, which everybody in Athens knew were the man’s favorite snack. Diogenes meant to treat him to a few figs in the basket, but instead Plato wolfed down the lot, leaving none for Diogenes and leading him to exclaim: “You just can’t control the animal in you! And you call yourself a philosopher?”
