SIENA, ITALY–Fifty-plus years ago, the gag definition of “mixed emotions” was watching your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your brand new car.   I’ve got a new one: “Mixed...

I’ll do my best to keep posting over the next few days, but I’m really going to be keeping to a tight schedule.   Tomorrow night I’ll be flying out...

Italy plans to introduce high-speed rail service between Milan and Rome next year, reducing the 360-mile trip to a flat three hours … that’s an average speed of 120 mph,...