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Milan, the economic capital of Italy. Milan, the only truly European Italian city. Milan, home to the world’s most expensive real estate per square meter on the renowned fashion avenue, Via Montenapoleone. Yet, so often on these pages of Good […]

The latest, but not final, clash between the government and the opposition, within the increasingly battered body of Public Discourse, deserves some unpacking. We approach this with our style—fact-checking—a method and term we’ve borrowed from Anglo-Saxon journalism. Official data shows—without

And in the end, the Grillo parlante (the “talking cricket”) became the grillo morente (the “dying cricket”). I use the present participle and not the past because the perfect crime by Conte is only missing its legal stamp. The terrible

If Netanyahu is a war criminal then what is Putin? Certainly criminal too, but equal? And Italy, Israel’s historical ally, if it happens what does it do, arrest him? According to the rules of the founding statute of the International

Today, we’re delving into Italy, America, and Europe—a perfect blend for our editorial line. Last night, or rather, late into the night, as the historic Tg3 program Linea Notte airs at midnight, the prevailing theory was that the newly reached

This story comes from Castel Volturno, in Campania. A dog, cared for and raised by the cemetery caretaker, refuses to accept the loss of his human friend—”master” is a term I dislike. Each day, he wanders among the gravestones, quietly

In this publication, we’ve already examined the Hamlet-like dilemma surrounding the interpretation of Italy’s local elections: Are they local or national in significance? Or perhaps a mix of both? Considering the critical administrative role of regional governments, particularly if differentiated

Rarely has the Italian public debate been so focused on the relationship between politics and the judiciary. Apart from the intense, and perhaps unrepeatable, period of Tangentopoli, one must think back to the legendary clashes during Berlusconi’s era, or the

A day of ordinary madness [that was the italian title for Falling Down: Un Giorno di Ordinaria Follia, ed. note]: in Bari, three young men, aged 17 to 18, were arrested for using a homeless man as a target to

We TV journalists have covered this topic many times. In the societal boom around plastic surgery and what we might call the “beauty business,” caution is essential. Even to alter a small part of the body, anesthesia is often required—and