Earthquakes Rock Central Italy
Dozens of people are dead, while buildings shook as far south as Rome. By Max Ufberg Editor’s Note — August…
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How Italian Will Italy Be After the World Cup?
The idea of Italian identity has always been a weak one, and the brief, oncer-every-four-years flirtation with the national team just brings those issues into sharper focus.
Double Jeopardy Isn’t What You Think It Is—and It Won’t Save Amanda Knox
Despite how it’s been portrayed on screens both large and small, the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause isn’t meant to protect against the consequences of an appeal.
Mafias, Migrants, and a New Kind of Graft
Italy's fumbled effort to dilute bad apples by placing them in barrels of good ones failed spectacularly, but it offers lessons about migrants and organized crime for today.
History Is Your DNA
New research finds that recent European history shows up in the genetic material of those living on the continent.
The Heart of Demographic Doom
Nearly a century ago, during the Great Migration, less-educated individuals were the ones who left home in search of better lives. The opposite is true today, with the educated more mobile than ever before, leaving some places in a spiral of decline.
The Greatly Exaggerated Death of Multiculturalism
With Tunisian refugees streaming north, Europe’s vanguard of cultural gatekeepers start to refine their message.
CSI: Pompeii
The ancient Romans of Pompeii were already parboiled when the lava arrived, according to a new investigation with scary implications for modern-day Naples.
Italian Purple People Protest Berlusconi the Bombastic
Tens of thousands of 'Purple People' — named after the traditional color of Italian mourning — march in Rome to protest a legendarily bombastic, allegedly corrupt prime minister. Is the country finally ready to say basta?