Tag Archives: United States

The Death Penalty in Virginia and Iran

Posted on September 28, 2010 by hnbjr

Discussing study opportunities in the US with my wife’s cousin’s 15 year old, he suddenly interrupted his excited line of questioning about the Hard Rock Cafe and eggs for breakfast to ask something more serious: “Is it true that they … Continue reading →

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Class is in session

Posted on September 21, 2010 by hnbjr

Meanwhile, the first week of school last week meant tons of education reform excitement in Italy (as well as less posted from your chronicler).  Yes — a subject that usually makes most Americans huddle and cry while as vaguely-defined horrors … Continue reading →

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Svezia, inferno e paradiso

Posted on September 21, 2010 by hnbjr

One expects political upheaval in Italy. After all, the country has had as many governments as Boliva since World War Two, and my primer on Italian politics had a photo of parliamentarians fist-fighting on the cover. But — Sweden? As … Continue reading →

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