The Godfather Legacy: Assessing The Damage
How Francis Ford Coppola's work of art ultimately did more harm than good to Italian Americans.
Italians In TV
How 80 years of stock characters on television contributed to make Italians fit into the American ‘other’ model. But now things are changing.
Humpty Dumpty No More
Italy’s recent silence in the wider Mediterranean has been deafening. Its strategic role in the region now requires a radical rethink.
Thanksgiving Will Be There Next Year
I know why you’ll miss it though. I’ll miss it too.
Italian American Disappears
It’s the Italian American Identity Sydrome. They are called William and James, but they still retained their surnames which marked them as different.
Joe Biden The Italian
Italy will have to pick a clear strategic side in order to gain the favor of the new Biden administration, limiting its exposure to China.
How To Build An Italian Baby Boom
Fewer and fewer Italian couples are having babies, with measurable consequences for the country. What can be done?
Changing Places
The old world that the church and school once encompassed was gone, and a new one that privileged real estate and architecture had taken its place in Italy as well as in the US.
A Comparison Of Political Mobilization In Italy And The US
How the US elections confronted Italy with its lack of grassroots engagement as well as political mobilization.
Donald Trump And His Italian American Supporters
At some point, Italian Americans stopped being a monolith, particularly as a voting bloc. Then at another point, they started swinging ever more determinedly towards the right. And then, along came Donald Trump.