How Giorgia Meloni’s Win in Italy Helps Us Understand a US Senate Race
The formula: Meld right-wing economic populism with culture wars.
When a coalition led by Mussolini fangirl Giorgia Meloni won the Italian election a few days ago and placed her on the path to becoming that nation’s first fascist-esque prime minister since Il Duce, I, like many other journalists, quickly engaged in tutorials on her rise to power. One especially frightening data point was a speech she had given outlining her conspiratorial view of the world.