Intermediate bodiesThere has never been pluralism without decentralised and subsidiary bodies. Nisbet’s lesson in a book published in RiminiThe American sociologist observed that individuals find it extremely difficult to find their place and meaning in the world they inhabit when they lack the support of those intermediary bodies that help to shape their personality, character and outlook. The volume edited by Renato BrunettabyCarlo Marsonet22 AUG 26
A stack of booksThe subversive power of moderationBalance is all the more necessary at a time when fervour and excessive enthusiasm for any political cause, however noble it may be, seem to make us forget how easily they can lead to fanaticism and fundamentalism. Aurelian Craiutu’s bookbyCarlo Marsonet8 AUG 26