more out of sadness than anything else, i respond to the invitation of
german friends to explain wtf happened in the recent Italian general
elections.
Quick summary: monti and austerity lost, the mummy is back (oh
no!), grillo, casaleggio and the 5-star movement won, but the
centerleft didn't
The Wall Street Journal's editorial take on the lessons of the Italian
elections, for what it's worth - but I find it difficult to fault.
Elections, Euro-Zone Style
There are no angels available to govern, even in Brussels.
The inconclusive result in Italy's election this week has sent bond y
> [This is a remarkable statement, coming from a young person who has been
> facing the most intense pressure over the last two years, which he
> largely spent in solitary confinement with the perspective of life in
> prison, or worse. His motivation, as he states it, was "revealing the
> true na
