Italy’s ‘darkest hour’ — How coronavirus became a very political problem.
An experiment in following China’s lead while trying to respect democratic norms is causing tensions. [Read now...]
When politicians turn immigration into a ‘crisis,’ they hurt their own people.
Research in Sicily finds that anti-immigration policies don’t slow the flow of immigrants, but do hurt local residents in communities where migrants first arrive. [Read now...]
The New Right: How a Frenchman born 150 years ago inspired the extreme nationalism behind Brexit and Donald Trump.
We are living through the latest battle in a 300-year long ideological war over the meaning of humanity itself. [Read now...]
Brexit could be solved using a political solution that’s made in Italy.
Executive power is the only antidote to political or policy extremism, Rashmee Roshan Lall writes. [Read now...]
Matteo Salvini is down, but here’s why he isn’t out for the count just yet.
The former deputy prime minister has been outmanouevered by his government partners – but he thrives in opposition. [Read now...]
People are drowning at sea. Why aren’t we saving them?
Authorities in Italy would sooner turn ships carrying migrants back to strife-torn countries like Libya rather than allow them to seek asylum. It is amounting to repeated Voyages of the Damned. [Read now...]
What is populism – and why is it so hard to define?
It’s a slippery concept but academics have reached agreement on some of its fundamental elements. [Read now...]
