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Articles by: Judith Harris

  • Art & Culture

    Italy Celebrates Leonardo Da Vinci 500 Years From His Death

    Judith Harris(April 17, 2019)
    On May 2, 1519, Leonardo Da Vinci died in Amboise, France. This year all Italy honors the 500th anniversary of his death with exhibitions and events, down to and including lessons for adults in drawing and fresco painting. Milan's offerings are the most, however.
  • Facts & Stories

    The Bosses of Finance, The Huge Power that Threatens Us

    Judith Harris(April 03, 2019)
    The latest book by sociologist Pino Arlacchi, Italy's famed Mafia analyst, takes a broader look at crime than do any of his previous works. Born in Calabria in 1951, the former MP and senator was a founder of Italy's Anti-Mafia Investigative Commission and then Undersecretary general of the UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.
  • Facts & Stories

    For Steve Bannon "Italy is the Center of the Political Universe"

    Judith Harris(March 26, 2019)
    ROME -- Steve Bannon, mastermind behind the Donald Trump presidential campaign in 2016, is hunkered down this week in Rome, the city he calls "the center of the political universe." Bannon, who is an avid admirer of Italy's Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini, head of the increasingly dominant right-wing political party the Lega, has scheduled meetings here with as many as ten leaders of other European populist parties, from Western as well as from Eastern Europe.
  • Art & Culture

    Verona's Romantic Aura Now Comes at a Cost

    Judith Harris(March 11, 2019)
    Seeking romance, millions of tourists converge upon Verona. For the city of Romeo and Juliet, their visits bring income, but also traffic jams and, most recently, the need to remove literally thousands of "love locks," whose weight endangers walls.
  • Facts & Stories

    Mimosa May Fade but Italian Women Don't

    Judith Harris(March 10, 2019)
    Even as the mimosa blossoms fade, the women do not, and it is noteworthy that, well after International Women's Day was celebrated March 8, interest in the world of Italian women continues.
  • Facts & Stories

    Sour Notes From Sanremo Festival Linger in the Air

    Judith Harris(February 28, 2019)
    Watched by at least 12 million TV viewers, the annual Sanremo Festival was a "magical week." In May the winner, Mahmood, will represent Italy at the the Eurovision Song Festival at Tel Aviv. But a few sour notes from the festival that began Feb. 5 still linger in the air.
  • Facts & Stories

    "Solid" Italian Economy Wins Positive Fitch Rating

    Judith Harris(February 25, 2019)
    In the words of Premier Giuseppe Conte, the latest Fitch Ratings signal the "solidity" of the Italian economy. And to maintain that solidity requires the country's continued support of the European Union, adds Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (BCE).
  • Op-Eds

    Sardinian Shepherds Spill Milk to Make Their Point

    Judith Harris(February 20, 2019)
    Sardinia, population 1.6 million, and host to 12,000 sheep farms and nearly three million sheep, is famed for its pecorino cheese. But the shepherds' income from sheeps' milk has fallen so low that by way of protest farmers have dumped thousands of gallons of precious milk into the street. In the background: regional elections Feb. 23.

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