The Economist and the advancing illiberal left

Will we end up removing the works of Pablo Picasso from museums or tearing down the statues of Christopher Columbus according to the mainstream of our times? The Economist asks it in an editorial, of which we publish the Italian version, which…
Elections, Brahmins and Merchants: Piketty vs Marx

According to the French economist Thomas Piketty, the progressives of our times conquer the educated electorate but the conservatives keep the wealthy ones: this is why according to his recent working paper which has attracted the attention of the Economist of which we report the Italian version
Good capitalism: why the market will save us

In his new book against the tide, Stefano Cingolani had the courage to go against common sentiment speaking of good Capitalism, refuting the most widespread clichés and identifying a great value in its ability to renew itself, fundamental in a…
"No Fear", sovereignty and populism distort reality

Courtesy of the author, we publish the foreword by the former editor of Corriere della sera and del Sole to the new book by Lino Terlizzi "No fear", whose subtitle "Facts and economic data for a counter-narrative in opposition to sovereignty and populism"…
You can fight populism: here's how

In his book "The 10 lies", Alessandro Barbano explains how populism and sovereignty were not born by chance, but from the mistakes of the ruling classes - However, the illusion of solving complex problems by taking shortcuts is proving to be catastrophic - Reacting is…
Democracies of post-liberalism and populism, what future?

In his essay "Counter-Revolution. The defeat of liberal Europe" Jan Zielonka, convinced liberal, professor at Oxford and student of Dahrendorf questions the crisis of liberalism and the rise of anti-establishment movements and argues that only through a profound self-criticism of liberalism…
Populisms, not all are equal: here are the six trends

“The future ahead. Uncertainty, fear and the populist drug” is the title of the latest book by Ferruccio Cappelli, director of the Casa della Cultura in Milan: the author tries to classify a heterogeneous concept such as that of populism, which has become the political form…
Holland has rejected populism

The Dutch vote banishes Europe's nightmares: Wilders' populism and anti-Europeanism seduce less than expected - Winders fails to make it and Prime Minister Rutte is preparing to remake the government - Boom of the Greens - Very high participation
Merkel's lesson after Brexit and Trump

The re-nomination of Angela Merkel to lead Germany is a choice of courage and farsightedness which, beyond the dissent on the austerity policy, marks the continuity of Europe on the values ​​of acceptance and integration in response to Brexit…
Roubini: "The US elections, populism and the markets"

The economist and guru who anticipated the great crisis of 2008 was a guest of the Global Thinking Foundation in Milan. The analysis of possible scenarios in case Trump wins and the impact of a possible Clinton victory amidst populist thrusts…

Mario Monti deserves gratitude for saving Italy from bankruptcy in 2011 but his scathing attack on Renzi on European politics reveals that, as the story of Civic Choice also demonstrates, politics is not his thing…