Category: Echoes of Empire
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Arrogance
Florence is dotted with many plaques—each telling a story about a family, a place, or an episode from Dante’s journey.
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A Votre Santè
It is straightforward arithmetic once you know the steps. Let’s walk through it using your champagne bottle example, assuming a 20% tariff on a $20 imported bottle.
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When the Best Are Tossed Aside: A Meditation on America’s Moral Decline
The bald eagle—once carved in granite, fierce and free—was chosen as America’s emblem for its strength, courage, and soaring vision. It held arrows and olive branches, symbolizing the balance of power and peace.
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Summer and Beyond–Reading List
The author shares personal reading lists and their significance in engaging with literature. They emphasize community insights from Goodreads and highlight various intriguing books to inspire readers.
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Summer’s Stormy Days
Extreme weather patterns are worsening globally, but political leaders remain distracted by personal ambitions. Urgent challenges like climate change require visionary leadership, not nostalgia-driven policies.
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America Paradox
The following short statement was published by China’s President Xi Jinping, and I think it rings very true—and nowadays feels all too foreseeable for Trump’s America. The world can move on without the United States. 100 years ago, the British Empire dominated global commerce, commanding more than 20% of the world’s wealth. Many believed its…
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Le Concert–A Movie for Music Lovers (2009)
The film hilariously depicts post-Soviet Moscow through Andrei’s journey from janitor to conductor, culminating in an emotional concert that uncovers deep connections and healing.
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Between the Lines, We Become
In the current age, a subtle erosion is underway—not only of the capacity to concentrate on complex written language, but of a deeper attachment to meaning itself. Words and sentences, once bridges to insight and connection, now risk becoming hollow vessels, skimmed but not absorbed. The act of reading, like that of writing, demands effort—an…
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What Musk Cut: The Quiet Catastrophe Inside the U.S. Government
DOGE symbolizes unchecked authority, leading to systemic dismantling and severe consequences for governance.
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The Story Behind “Cento Passi”
“Centopassi wines symbolize Italy’s fight against mafia, transforming confiscated lands into thriving organic farms while fostering community resilience.”
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Between the Lines 