Wednesday, January 12, 2011

While Pompeii Crumbles

Francis X. Rocca, writing for the Wall Street Journal, has written an interesting analysis about the structural problems facing the Italian cultural establishment that resulted in the structural collapse of buildings in Pompeii. See
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203731004576045682036807802.html?KEYWORDS=rocca+pompeii

Italy's priority should be to get its own house in order rather than expanding the reach of the current MOU with the United States to include common artifacts like coins.

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