Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Giorgia Meloni's Election Victory: What the Rightward Shift Means for Italy

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At Der Spiegel , " Right-wing radical politician Giorgia Meloni appears poised to govern Italy with an absolute majority after Sunday&#...
Monday, September 26, 2022

Italy Votes Decisively for Nationalist-Right Coalition (VIDEO)

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At the Economist , " Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy is set to be the country’s first female prime minister ": It would be...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Nanni Balestrini and Primo Moroni, Eds., The Golden Horde

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Nanni Balestrini and Primo Moroni, Eds., The Golden Horde: Revolutionary Italy, 1960–1977 . 
Sunday, December 9, 2018

This is What Sovereignty Looks Like

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Seen on Twitter: Everyone wants their countries back. Nobody wants unelected EU bureaucrats in charge. This is what it looks like when t...
Thursday, July 12, 2018

President Trump Throws NATO Into Crisis (VIDEO)

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Well, maybe NATO was already in crisis. Trump is just lifting the lid off. At LAT, " Trump throws NATO summit into crisis mode with d...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

NATO in the News

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It's time to realign NATO to reflect American interests. Donald Trump is doing that, and I'm all for it. Most importantly, make NA...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Allies Brace for Trump at NATO Summit (VIDEO)

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At NYT, " Trump Poised to Enter NATO Meeting as Wild Card Among Allies ." And video from President Trump's comments upon lan...
Sunday, June 3, 2018

New Populist, Anti-Establishment Government Takes Over in Italy

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A specter is haunting Europe, the specter of populist-nationalism. From Professor Michael Curtis, at American Thinker, " Harmony and ...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Conservative Amnesia

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Center-right parties in Europe have forgotten how to be conservative, argues Jan-Werner Mueller, at Foreign Policy, " Europe Forgot Wha...
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Guess Co-Founder Paul Marciano Denies Kate Upton Allegations

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At Fox News, and elsewhere: Kate Upton accuses Guess co-founder Paul Marciano of sexual misconduct https://t.co/9FUHwXaGrf — Fox News (@Fox...
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

John Gooch, Mussolini and his Generals

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Well, it's not Ancient Rome, although Benito Mussolini did claim that he'd turn the Mediterranean into a "Roman lake." It ...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Venice Invaded by 'Low Quality' Tourists

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This cracks me up. "Low quality." It's like Trump's attack on his "low energy" Republican rivals in the primarie...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Carlo D'Este, Bitter Victory

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At Amazon, Carlo D'Este, Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, 1943 .
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Announces Resignation (VIDEO)

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That's major! At WSJ, " Italy Rejects Reforms, Matteo Renzi Announces Resignation ": ROME—Italian voters on Sunday reject...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Rise of the Populists: A Problem for Merkel and Germany

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At Der Spiegel, " The state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania gave the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany a sign...

Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union Finishes Third in Regional Elections (VIDEO)

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I've been waiting for this, and believe me, it's just the beginning. German federal elections are scheduled for next year. Meanw...
Saturday, September 3, 2016

ANGELA MERKEL: I want a border control system 'modeled on the U.S. ...'

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Now this is interesting, from Fuzzy Slippers, at Legal Insurrection, " Merkel: We Have to Demand Integration of Refugees ."
Friday, August 5, 2016

Angela Merkel's Popularity Plunges After Wave of Jihad Attacks in Germany — Unexpectedly!

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Well, this is a total surprise. At the Wall Street Journal, " Merkel’s Popularity Plunges After July Attacks ": Support for Ang...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Italy is Once Again on the 'Frontline' of Europe's Refugee Crisis (VIDEO)

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Italy and the Europeans need to wind down this "crisis." Watch, at Euronews, " Italy new 'frontline' in Europe'...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Residents Outraged When Three Women Strip Down to Their Swimsuits to Cool Off in 400-Year Old Fontana dell'Acqua Paola in Rome

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I'm sure it was fun, but it's not a public swimming pool, heh. Outrage as bikini-clad women cool off in 17th century Rome founta...