John Foster / 21 Aug 2020
The Italian Future
David Broder’s First They Took Rome
Italy has spent much of the last century at the forefront of European crises.(...)
Lega
Joel Schalit / 15 May 2020
Blaming the Victim
Italy and Islam
Religion is not a country. But, if you're looking to burnish your nationalist credentials, savaging a young woman for converting to Islam means otherwise.(...)
Joel Schalit / 22 Apr 2020
The Italian Campaign
Russia Threatens the Press
The threat was unambiguous. “He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it,” wrote Russia's Defence Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov, on Facebook.(...)
Joel Schalit / 26 Feb 2020
Coronavirus as Politics
The Populist Disease
Every disaster has a silver lining. You just have to be heartless enough to exploit it.(...)
Sean Quinn / 14 Feb 2020
How to Stop Salvini
Enter the Sardines
"I thought this was supposed to be a movement of young people? Everyone's our age, even older. So far."(...)
Joel Schalit / 27 Jan 2020
When the Present is the Past
20th Century Nostalgia Politics
Hitler never pretended to like Jews. His hatred was unambiguous. (...)
Joel Schalit / 27 Nov 2019
Everyday Politics in Italy
The Logic of Exclusion
The kid was being followed. Walking up and down the aisles, speaking loudly on his iPhone in English, he was having trouble finding something he'd been sent to purchase.(...)
Joel Schalit / 28 Aug 2019
Rebranding Italian Politics
The Post-Salvini Era
The more you call them populist, the more likely they'll turn into one.(...)
Joel Schalit / 12 Aug 2019
Minister of Hate
Salvini’s Scapegoat Strategy
“Zingaraccia.” Repeated ad nauseum as though it were a mantra, the racist slang (Fucking Gypsy) has become an integral part of Matteo Salvini’s brand.(...)
Sean Quinn / 05 Jul 2019
The Law of the Sea, the Law of the Land
A True Tale of a Captain, a Judge and a Bullyboy Minister
Pity Il Capitano. Italy’s macho deputy premier is having a rough week being bested by highly-skilled women.(...)