Donald Trump is sinking in the opinion polls behind Kamala Harris, but the game is far from over The political landscape remains fluid as Donald Trump faces a significant decline in opinion polls, trailing behind Vice President Kamala Harris. The margin between the two candidates is slim, and with two months to go before the […]
The Ukrainian offensive in the Russian Kursk region has been underway for a week now—this is not just a sortie but has broad strategic implications. It is unclear how the situation will evolve, but it is obviously a hard blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the fallout could reach as far as Italy. After […]
On the eve of Deng’s centenary, China and the rest of the world may want a different understanding to solve their growing attrition and avoid war. The Vatican should play a role. The present tensions surrounding China have many origins, but a crucial one revolves around the 2008 financial crisis — then, U.S. and Asian […]
La rappresentazione “queer” dell’ultima cena alla cerimonia di apertura delle olimpiadi di Parigi ha aperto una questione estremamente delicata al cuore del rapporto della modernità in occidente con la religione e della sua relazione con l’Islam. I vescovi francesi “sottolineano quanto sia importante oggi attraverso i valori sportivi e quelli olimpici promuovere nel mondo intero […]
The history of Jesus is also that of walking a very fine line—a radical critique of the Roman imperial order (intertwining religious and political power) without aiming to topple or replace the Empire. Jesus contrasts the deification of the emperor with the presence of God in a marginal Jewish “prophet’s” everyday life. The two can […]
The Party Plenum took inspiration from ancient philosophers to solve its modernization drive. It is a bold and ambitious move that could change the country and the world. Will it work? Last week, the 2024 Party Plenum issued its decisions, concentrating on the economy[i]. The plan, in a nutshell, was to unify the internal market, […]
A general problem in these American elections is that the climate of rhetorical violence and the spread of conspiracy theories is a double-edged sword. Whoever uses it will also suffer from it, and unfortunately, the attempt on former President Donald Trump and the very bizarre interpretations given in the heat of the moment—and that will […]
