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Capri

Back in San Francisco, here’s my last travel entry on Capri. We spent Monday at Capri and were amazed at its beauty and (unlike anywhere else around here) its pedestrian-friendliness. Here’s the view from the dock as you disembark at Capri.

And here’s a map of the Bay of Naples so you can see […]

What Should the Left Propose?

While in Italy I read a new book from Brazilian political theorist Roberto Mangabeira Unger called What Should the Left Propose? I don’t tend to identify with the label “left” these days (and certainly not “right”!) but I’m still interested in what different thinkers are coming up with as they try to grapple with this […]

Cuma and Baia

Pozzuoli, where I’m staying with Eddie and Laura, is one of the urban centers of the original Greek settlement in this area, going back to the 8th century BC. The first colonists from Greece that arrived here settled in Cuma. Here’s a map to give you an idea of where we are.

As you […]