Arrigo Mazzi

 

   



48 Stories by Arrigo Mazzi

The French Economy Has a Big Problem

Ah, France. The country that gave Europe (and to the world) invaluable contributions. Haute couture, ballet, fine dining, the Declaration of the Rights of...
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Everything wrong with singing Bella Ciao in the European Parliament

Arrrr, me hearties, let them eat cake. For one reason or another, our common historical knowledge is full of half-truths and misconceptions, all believed...
0 2 min read

The Left’s New Punching Bag

The last couple of years had been hard for Europe’s leftist political movements. Their most recent pet topics —such as support for (illegal) immigration,...
0 5 min read

Can Germany trigger a domino effect in EU?

Germany, where a couple of weeks ago the far-right won a landslide victory in regional elections in the Eastern part of the country, has...
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The AfD won big, the rest needs to draw some conclusions

As the election results trickle in from Thüringen (Thuringia) and Sachsen (Saxony), two things are certain. One is that the political discourse of the...
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A Danish solution to methane emissions: tax on livestock

Denmark certainly made it to the headlines when it decided to implement a carbon tax on livestock, pushing the gassy cows and pigs in...
0 4 min read

Carles “Robin Hood” Puigdemont’s cat and mouse game with Spanish authorities

Like a modern-day Robin Hood, an outlaw defying authorities, embodying public dissatisfaction with unfair and tyrannical laws. Exiled ex-Catalan separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont’s quick...
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Finally there are calls for “toning it down” … hopefully not too late.

When you catch an adjective, kill it. This advice was given by Mark Twain to one of his students. His words of caution should...
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