Politics and History

The World On Trial

How does the judgement affect the judge?

Mar 7 •

Charles Schifano

Weapons and Words

Ten years ago two brothers used guns to murder twelve people who held pens.

Jan 10 •

Charles Schifano

Ambition, power, exposure—and a swift descent.

Sep 13, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

The Excavation of Conformity

When I was in third grade, my teacher brought a curious little glass jar into class and placed it onto her desk.

May 31, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

Former Totalitarians

Once the situation devolves into the muck, there’s nobody left but monsters.

Mar 15, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

Declining Into Progress

Imagine for a moment that you’re a genteel, wealthy aristocrat from Sicily.

Mar 1, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

Leaving The Garden

We prefer to look away, to change the subject, to discuss other topics.

Oct 13, 2023 •

Charles Schifano

Walls that Whisper

Summertime in Bucharest is hot and salty and oppressive—which makes it rather easy to stumble into Gestapo Headquarters.

May 19, 2023 •

Charles Schifano

Some Notes on American Presidents and British Monarchs

The desire to complain always finds an outlet.

May 5, 2023 •

Charles Schifano

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