Essays on Italy

On December 1st of this year, current President Enrique Peña Nieto will end his term and make space for the president-elect Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). During the presidential campaign, the still-governing PRI party has accused leftist populist AMLO of being authoritarian and compared him…

Cuisine in Italy is one of the biggest reasons to visit this country. Reason enough to travel again from the heights of the Alps to the boot’s toe in search of the delicious specialties of Italian cuisine (Piras). Italian cuisine has many fans around the…

Preventative Measures in Italy Against the Plague of 1348 In the early fourteenth century, Italy was separated into self-governing city states in which the unifying factor were that all citizens were of the same ethnicity. Each city state was run by certain noble families of…

Religion and Politics in Italy Religion is an integral part of politics in Italy. The Roman Catholic Church is the most prevalent denomination in Italy. However, there are other religious groups in Italy such as evangelical Protestants, Muslims, Jehovah Witnesses, Waldensian Evangelical Church, Eastern Orthodox…

Wiretapping, Monica Lewinsky and “Grab Her by the Pussy”: The Evolution of Reporting the Presidential Scandal Historically in the United States, presidents have been brought down by good journalism. Although only Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were ever successfully impeached, the work of the free…

The opera Gianni Schicchi is an entertaining musical drama in the form of a solitary act by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. The writer’s solitary comical opera, it contains the outstanding soprano aria “O mio babbino caro” (“Oh My Dear Father”). The work debuted at New…

The differences in infrastructure, housing, poverty, and quality of life are clear to the eye as one travels down the Italian peninsula. Both to native Italians and to foreigners alike, it seems that Northern Italy is better off economically than Southern Italy. This is not…

A wise person once stated “the world is the true classroom. The most rewarding and important type of learning is through experience, seeing something with our own eyes”. When pondering what I wanted to do this summer of 2018, I carefully thought through my usual…

To give a proper overview of Gramsci’s life it is essential to give a brief outline of the new Italian nation. Until 1861, the country was made up of different provinces ruled by different traditional monarchs and foreign powers. Even though small parts of Italy…

Off-white is an Italian streetwear and luxury fashion label founded by Ghanaian-American creative designer Virgil Abloh in Milan, Italy in 2012. He graduated from the Institute of Technology with a master’s in architecture in his home town Illinois. After garnering fans with his streetwear brand,…