Bull Moose – A Monthly Column from Across the Pond
Temperature Rising ‘Give them enough rope and they’ll hang themselves.’ That’s what a wise ex-colleague…
Browsing: Global
White American Pathology
We don’t discuss white America’s common pathology. What we’ve begun, within limits, are discussions on…
When Home is an Untouchable Beloved
The cruellest aspect of protracted displacement is a descent into the realms of collective forgetfulness,…
The Wrong End of Gun Karma
In the time it took him to close the three yards of separation between us,…
The Shadow of Italian Justice
Nowhere that I have visited has quite the charm of Umbria, Italy’s throbbing green heart,…
Bull Moose – A New Monthly Column from Across the Pond.
Bull Moose is a monthly bulletin discussing the politics and society of the United States.…
‘Discourse of Pollution’ from the ‘Trump of the Tropics’
The use of xenophobic language by Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, known as the ‘Trump of…
Brazil Special Report: Families Still Seeking Bodies after Brumandinho Dam Disaster
Last January 25th a dam burst over the town of Brumandinho from a height of…
Brazil’s Struggle for Life is a Global Concern
The year began darkly in Brazil. On January 1st, 2019, Jair Messias Bolsonaro was sworn…
Inside China: What My Students Knew about European Culture
Up to my retirement several years ago I taught spoken English at an agricultural university…
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Migrant Crisis
I raise myself into the UNHCR’s prefrabricated 10×20 ft unit; directly in front of me…
There is Something Rotten in the State of Democracy
On a recent visit to Athens I chanced upon the supposed tomb of Socrates near…
Into the Arms of America
I am sitting on a Frontier flight, a low-cost U.S. airline – basically the American…
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš Appears Oblivious to Our History
Andrej Babiš is a chameleon. At one point you see him on a poster beaming…
Post-Truth: People of the Lie
Morality is the basis of things and truth is the basis of all morality. Mahatma…
Alternatives to Italy’s Political Malaise
Seemingly out-manoeuvred by more experienced, and ruthless, political ‘partners’, the Five Star Movement (M5S) has…
Inside the Heartland of Italy’s La Lega
At the age of sixteen, in 2001, I took a job in a small factory…
The Subversion of Subversion
Professional experience as a criminal lawyer has shaped my appreciation of the interplay between political…
A Look Inside Italian Politics
Posterity will determine if the Italian election results of March 4th 2018 marked an earthquake…
Enemies of the People
At the height of the Vietnam War, torching U.S. flags at anti-war demonstrations became something…