One of Italy’s more creative correspondents and writers, Tommaso Debenedetti has published interviews with: Cardinal Ratzinger, just prior to his election to the papacy; Mikhail Gorbachev; Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu; and Elie Wiesel. He published interviews with well-know authors such as John Grisham and Philip Roth. His insightful interviews were the result of his access […]

Sitting across from me in a Tel Aviv airport terminal, a lady engaged in conversation spoke loudly enough that several of us sitting nearby could hear her side of the conversation. It was 4:00 AM—not the time of day you want to hear anyone talk, let alone a stranger.  For much of the conversation she […]

“This community is not riddled with corruption and ethical flaw because it is dishonest. This town knows no better.”  From the Archiblog Posted by John Archibald — The Birmingham News, January 08, 2009
In a scathing rebuke of city and county elected leadership, the provocative Birmingham News columnist, John Archibald, identifies a major flaw not only […]