Empty Italy: Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori
The Italian version of the Grand Budapest Hotel was a luxurious hideaway, but its infrastructure is the only image it has preserved.
Does Culture Matter?
Culture is a collection of practices that lie transparently on top of a core humanity that is readable by anyone.
Giuseppe Conte: Italian Of The Year 2020
In the most dramatic year that most of us have faced in our lifetimes, President Giuseppe Conte showed the world what leadership could be.
Nobody Agrees With Prime Minister Conte
With no short-term definite solution to this pandemic, regional and national politicians argue about who's doing better. An already-present attitude that has now worsened with the rising number of deaths.
Leonardo In The Valtellina
Who thinks of the Valtellina as the site of the world’s first electrified railway, and supplied with current by an elaborate system of hydroelectric dams, if they think about it at all?
Can The Italian Democratic Party Speak For The Working Class?
The Democrats have long shifted away from their traditional base — and now it may be too late to reclaim it.
Waiting For A Miracle: Can The Italian Left Be Resurrected?
The Democrats look to remake themselves under Enrico Letta while the Five Star Movement places its future in the hands of Giuseppe Conte. Will it be enough to stem the tide of populism?
Green No Deal
The Recovery Fund and the Green New Deal are both meant to be a stepping stone towards a green future, but Italy is lagging far behind.
Italy And The Belt And Road Initiative
Last year, Italy was first G7 country to formally join the BRI. This still leaves us with the question of what comes next.
Is Giuseppe Conte Becoming The Italian Obama?
In many ways Conte's approach mirrors that of Barack Obama, but it is the differences that may just mean his survival once the gates of lockdown Italy are lifted.