Description As we reach a rough consensus that global warming is happening and that human activity is the primary driver of this warming, the really difficult questions emerge with greater […]

There are young women dressed in fancy but obviously fake medieval dresses and masks who stand around the fondamente near San Marco, on San Zaccaria. They make their living taking […]

I’m in Italy for the semester, teaching at the Venice International University. I’m about halfway through my time here, and I thought (belatedly) I’d start writing periodic posts about everything […]