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Silvio Berlusconi: An Italian Saga
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Silvio Berlusconi: An Italian Saga

Berlusconi was a singular phenomenon in Italian politics, a revolutionary and explosive blend of dynamic innovation and respect for tradition. With his death, a major chapter in the history of the Italian Republic comes to a close.

Letter from South Tyrol: Austria’s Crimea
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Letter from South Tyrol: Austria’s Crimea

There are many arbitrarily drawn borders in the world, none more so than the one on the Brenner Pass (4,500 ft) between Austria and Italy. As you drive south along the Brenner Autobahn, the Alpine landscape does not change. Only the bilingual signposts indicate that you have crossed from Austria into Italy. Most people speak German, and all local stations...

Nationalism in a Manufactured Nation
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Nationalism in a Manufactured Nation

The problem with Italian nationalism is that it is a manufactured concept resting on flawed foundations. Its political class is rotten to the core and its recent election offers only a false promise of rebirth and renewal.

Meloni Contra Mundum
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Meloni Contra Mundum

The election of Italy’s new right-wing nationalist prime minister, Giorgina Meloni, is a rebuke to the woke liberal democratic system and its political-theological nerve center in Washington, D.C.