Education & Reference

The Mystery of Trade relations between China and U.S.The Mystery of Trade relations between China and U.S.

The Mystery of Trade relations between China and U.S.

In these days there are a lot of discussion about the so-called Trade War between the United States and China. … Read More

7 years ago
The Atom Bomb: Russell, Churchill and the Post-War DebateThe Atom Bomb: Russell, Churchill and the Post-War Debate

The Atom Bomb: Russell, Churchill and the Post-War Debate

Bertrand Russell ( born in 1872) In his Has Man a Future? offer us the point of view of a… Read More

7 years ago
Time and Space in a Static World: Waiting for GodotTime and Space in a Static World: Waiting for Godot

Time and Space in a Static World: Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot, besides being considered one of the founding texts of contemporary theatre, is certainly the best-known work of… Read More

7 years ago
Masters, White slaves and Black Slaves in Early AmericaMasters, White slaves and Black Slaves in Early America

Masters, White slaves and Black Slaves in Early America

William Stuart, in his important report on White Servitude, informed us that the Dutch West India Company, when decided to… Read More

7 years ago
George Orwell and the Federal Bureau of InvestigationGeorge Orwell and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

George Orwell and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

At first, I should remark the extraordinary political and social relevance of George Orwell’s  themes. He condemned all dictatorships, both… Read More

7 years ago
Businessmen, Progress, and a Ridiculous QuestionBusinessmen, Progress, and a Ridiculous Question

Businessmen, Progress, and a Ridiculous Question

“Much  of the best energy of the world is wasted in living in the past or dreaming of the future.… Read More

7 years ago
The Trapdoor Spiders, the People, and Erroneous IdeasThe Trapdoor Spiders, the People, and Erroneous Ideas

The Trapdoor Spiders, the People, and Erroneous Ideas

Animals of different species have contributed to show us the way in taking benefit of the chances which nature affords… Read More

7 years ago
The Luck of The Shadow lineThe Luck of The Shadow line

The Luck of The Shadow line

The Shadow line,  by Joseph Conrad (1917), is a very intriguing novel from the psychological point of view. The novel… Read More

7 years ago
An Irrefutable Argument of Alan SillitoeAn Irrefutable Argument of Alan Sillitoe

An Irrefutable Argument of Alan Sillitoe

Alan Sillitoe was born in Nottingham in 1928 and was an enterprising young man, leaving school at 14 to work… Read More

7 years ago
Leslies Poles Hartley and the Crisis of Sense of SelfLeslies Poles Hartley and the Crisis of Sense of Self

Leslies Poles Hartley and the Crisis of Sense of Self

Leslies Poles Hartley became known to the large public after the publication of The Go-Between, 1953, in which he tells… Read More

7 years ago