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The Long Shadow of Silent Fascism

Why events like the “sniper tourists” show that fascism has never truly disappeared.

A November 28 conference in Florence honors the Tuscan who helped connect Italy’s Enlightenment to America’s founding.

Filmed in Florence and Tuscany, the true-crime series reaches No. 1 globally.

Between 1968 and 1985, a string of double murders terrified Tuscany. Decades later, the killer’s identity remains one of Italy’s deepest mysteries.

As the U.S. immigrant population declines, Bush’s 2011 warning about the perils of nativism resonates with today’s America First politics.

August 11, a day etched in Florence’s history as a turning point in the fight for freedom.

Florence marks its co-patron saint with civic ceremonies, music, and free food in the square.

Are places like Venice, Florence, and Rome simply backdrops for grandeur—or do they hold the real power in the story?

In January 1276, the city of Arezzo hosted the first papal conclave conducted under formalized rules.

Every year on February 10th, Italy observes the Giorno del Ricordo (Day of Remembrance).