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Tag Archives: italy
Rebutting Radical Chic…nella Cucina Italiana
In a fit of radical chic, the Financial Times published Marianna Giusti’s interview with Marxist academic Alberto Grandi, in which the latter “debunks” (a popular activity these days) Italian food traditions, most of which are admittedly as new as Italy’s … Continue reading
Why — or How — Italy Works, and Why No One Wants to Leave
The motorist tries to run you over and you get into a yelling match on the street. The phone company is billing you for your old and new internet, although neither work. You’re getting laid off, you lose your private … Continue reading
Enoch Powell
Apropos of the histrionic tone towards immigration that Italy’s runoff elections took recently, it’s interesting to take a look at how the issue was approached in Britain 43 years ago by Enoch Powell, the conservative firebrand best remembered for his … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Bossi, decline of empire, immigration, italy, lega nord, the italian right, the right in europe
Tagged england, enoch powell, identity politics, immigration, italy, james walston, lega nord, racism, Umberto Bossi
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Thoughts on Militarism on Italy’s Day of the Republic
Italy rarely has national holidays that anyone cares about. Milan My building is pleasantly empty at the moment, with most denizens having gone away for a long weekend. Militarism is rarely on display for secular holidays here, although this year … Continue reading
Posted in afghanistan, america, Balkans, the italian right, the right in europe, war
Tagged alpini, balkan wars, italy, militarism, milosevic, osama, SEALs, turin, unification
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Magdi Allam’s Politics of Fear
Some readers have criticized my use of the word “nutjob” to describe Magdi Allam. That is admittedly an imprecise description of a journalist-turned-demagogue whose views are nativist at best and racist at worst. Like Oriana Fallaci before him, Allam has … Continue reading
Posted in Bossi, Chinese, gypsies, human rights, il cav, immigration, italy, lega nord, roma, the italian left, the italian right, the right in europe, Via Sarpi
Tagged arabs, Chinese, fear, italy, lega nord, magdi allam, racism
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So you want to write a book?
Tim Parks stands out from most expatriate writers on Italy by choosing to write about the daily realities of a life lived among regular people. Lesser writers are enchanted into irrelevance by the cultural, gastronomic and sartorial consumption opportunities afforded … Continue reading
Posted in italy, literature, tim parks, veneto
Tagged berlusconi, death of publishing, franzen, italian politics, italy, IULM, kindle, machine translation, Silvio Berlusconi, social media, technology, tim parks, translation, veneto, word lens
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Italy and Refugees
As Italy struggles to accept massive flows of refugees from the Arab Spring, one hopes that the G7 country has learned something in last 20 years. As Berlusconi’s channel report that the refugees are complaining about the quality of food … Continue reading
Posted in decline of empire, human rights, il cav, immigration, international development, international justice, italy, lega nord, libya, maroni, the italian left, the italian right
Tagged albania, boat people, italy, libya, refugees
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In Need of a Beer Summit
My impression is that, despite every news media outlet on earth coming out and saying that that Italy really had nothing to celebrate, most non-leghisti Italians actually did feel like celebrating, and Turin’s packed squares, riverbank, and streets were a … Continue reading
Posted in immigration, italy, lega nord, the italian right, the right in europe
Tagged calderoli, fun, italy, lega nord, patriotisim, unification
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Human Rights Watch Condemns Italy
Human Rights Watch released a report on the state of racism and xenophobia in Italy yesterday. The results are not cheerful reading. I wrote about this two years ago for the American, and it’s not heartening to see that things … Continue reading
Posted in immigration, italy, lega nord, libya, maroni, the italian right, the right in europe
Tagged italy, lega nord, maroni, racism, xenophobia
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