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The Two-Pound Lifeboat

The Two-Pound Lifeboat

December 27, 2025

A passport photo slips from an old book on a rainy Christmas afternoon. The memory of a week stranded abroad with nothing but a two-pound paperback for company.

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No, This Country Can't Work (Like This)

No, This Country Can't Work (Like This)

May 4, 2023

Italy is a state silenced by its own bureaucracy. The promised simplifications almost always end up creating more bureaucracy, worsening the situation.

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