Letter From Rome
Frederika Randall
Name-calling, spitting, politicians fainting in the Senate chamber and a Catholic drive to "convert the Jews"--this is Italian politics.
2008
2007
-
Underworlds
Gangsters have guns and muscle, but a good writer always gets the last word.
2006
-
The Illusionist
Alexander Stille's The Sack of Rome explores how Silvio Berlusconi subverted Italy's government, history and culture.
-
Palazzo Papers, Anyone?
As Prime Minister-elect Romano Prodi takes the reins of power, Italians should seek evidence of Berlusconi's true role in the run-up to the Iraq War.
-
The End of Berlusconi?
Recent elections see Italy divided as it has not been since 1948, but Romano Prodi has reason to be confident that his center-left coalition will prevail.
RSS