Flavio ZanchiMy fighting and sacrifice came to nothing!One of the most heard phrases following the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan, it embodies a few misconceptions about that war — and about…3 min read·Aug 22, 2021----
Flavio ZanchiChina = 1984 2.0Self-respecting despots endeavour to pass their oppressive regimes as enlightened dictatorships. Fascists love that.7 min read·Oct 22, 2020----
Flavio ZanchiWe need true democracyIts reputed inventors held that the rule of the people should be exercised by all citizens. Athenian citizenship, however, excluded women…6 min read·Aug 1, 2020----
Flavio ZanchiI would vote for TrumpDon’t reach for the rocks, just yet. I have some solid progressive reasons for my unconditional support of another term for the Donald.5 min read·May 18, 2020----
Flavio ZanchiPaying forward and the politics of opportunismThe Pinkfoot are in ecstasy, as Elizabeth “Rampant Rabbit” Warren turns her rhetorical arrows on the Book of Palefaces and its Chief…5 min read·Oct 3, 2019----
Flavio ZanchiNo one can make [favourite country] great again.No matter the regime, let alone the space between regimes (one wishes…) the question most often asked these days is “Can [leader of…12 min read·Aug 12, 2019----
Flavio ZanchiWhy did working class English voters support Brexit?Let’s not forget that only England and Wales had a slight majority for Leave.3 min read·Jan 18, 2019--1--1
Flavio ZanchiCan we do without Money, Power and Religion?Yes, we can, if and only if we change a few deeply ingrained habits.6 min read·Aug 25, 2018----
Flavio ZanchiPrison is HellPrison is hell. Which is fine, as prisons were initially designed to be a little sample, in this life, of what the sinner finds in the…6 min read·Jun 28, 2018----
Flavio Zanchidictator de ludum rabidusRight, I’ve just been accused of being an arrogant tyrant. Again. So I’ll play Despot, the game for Ambitious Dictators.4 min read·Apr 15, 2018----