Italy 2018: Politics Shaped by Social Media
Italian politics is notoriously complex and unfathomable. One reason is that Italy often ventures in uncharted waters, foreshadowing the future. Today, Italy is the first big democracy in the West where social media gave birth to a leading party, the Five
Italy: A Political Gridlock that Hurts Europe
With the Italian elections, deglobalization has taken another step forward. A week before the elections, I asked you to imagine the worst and the worst happened. Gridlock. A hung parliament. But not quite in the way I thought. The two
Diary of a Diplomat’s Wife: Democracy at it’s Most Democratic
There are ways and means of clouding the issues, of course. First and foremost you need to phrase the questions in such a manner that your average voter won’t understand what is being asked of him. Her. Other. The first time
TRUMP’S BUSINESS MODEL
WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION Most people who voted Trump did so because they saw him as a successful businessman, someone strong enough to clean up the "dirty game" in Washington and kick Congress into shape, "draining the swamp." It