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Silvio Berlusconi
April 18, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Savagely Dragged by Another Hush-Money Trial Juror
The potential juror made a hilarious but inaccurate comparison to Trump.
June 13, 2023
Alexander Stille
How Silvio Berlusconi Wrecked Italy—and, Sort of, America
The late Italian mogul and prime minister knew how to position himself as the working class’s authentic defender while doing little for them. Sound familiar?
April 4, 2023
Alexander Stille
What Italy Can Teach America About Prosecuting Presidential Candidates
If Trump is anything like Silvio Berlusconi, the chaos has just begun.
September 19, 2019
MagazineLidija Haas
Paolo Sorrentino’s Loro Will Make You Feel Complicit
The problem with enjoying a seductive drama about Silvio Berlusconi.
January 20, 2017
Jeet Heer
We Are Entering the Great Unknown. It’s Scary as Hell.
Donald Trump has no historical analogy, making his presidency truly unimaginable. That's what's most frightening about him.
February 9, 2014
Jonathan Galassi
The Writer, Seducer, Aviator, Proto-Fascist, Megalomaniac Prince Who Shaped Modern Italy
From Gabriele D'Annunzio to Silvio Berlusconi
December 11, 2012
Alexander Stille
Has Silvio Berlusconi Ruined Italy Forever?
December 13, 2011
Pierpaolo Barbieri
The Rumors of the Euro’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
September 29, 2011
Molly Redden
Did True Love Blossom At Berlusconi's Bunga Bunga Parties?
August 9, 2011
Gabriel Debenedetti
Is Italy the Next Greece?
December 17, 2010
James Kirchick
Belarus Betrayal
November 24, 2010
Martin Peretz
A Sex Scandal To Relieve The Torpor of Current Politics
December 15, 2009
Isaac Chotiner
Sentence of the Day
October 10, 2009
Isaac Chotiner
Annals of Berlusconi
April 23, 2009
Christian Rocca
Disputations: Big Bad Berlusconi?
October 9, 2006
David Nirenberg
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