Always thought that Claude AI was very smart and now I know why. A notice from the district court of California kindly informed me that one of my books was pirated to train it. You’re welcome, @anthropic.com

From @theathletic.com: In her fourth Olympics, Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida said that she was proud of herself for not giving up and for believing she could have a family and be an Olympic champion. She has won two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. nyti.ms/4ajyEiY

Remigration is word of the year, says @stephenkb.bsky.social in the FT. If you want to see the shape of things to come, check out our @noemamag.com longread on Denmark, where remigration is now in the political mainstream. www.noemamag.com/inside-denma...

Il compromesso raggiunto a Bruxelles per sostenere l’Ucraina senza toccare gli asset russi conferma che l’Europa è ancora quella che Ivan Krastev e Mark Leonard anni fa chiamarono la potenza erbivora. Mio editoriale su Il Riformista. www.ilriformista.it/leuropa-che-...

This is an excellent article by Helle Malmvig and @fabriziotassinari.bsky.social on the "Danish model" on immigration, with clear and detailed explanation of how being tough on newcomers has become a cornerstone of political consensus. www.noemamag.com/inside-denma...

Finishing a marathon in front of the Florence cathedral must be the true last remnant of humanism.

“The Danish case is less a model than a warning about what happens to democratic politics when politicians from the center & center-left move to the right to regain or retain power, rather than deliberating, informing & modeling responsibility & respect.” —Helle Malmvig & Fabrizio Tassinari

What happens to a progressive social democracy when it normalises the worldview of the far right? My latest longform journalism piece, co-authored with Helle Malmvig, in Noema magazine.

I knew that the FT comments section would provide the most plausible explanation to the 28 point plan for Ukraine

50 years ago today died Pier Paolo Pasolini, hands down Italy’s greatest modern public intellectual. RIP.

The latest fallout of the “negotiations” with Russia should show European leaders that their adulation of Trump’s foreign policy is not delivering. My latest in Il Riformista this morning.

An informal European council takes place tomorrow in Copenhagen, while Denmark is under an unusual amount of pressure from the west (Trump, Greenland) and from the east (drones). Why? My column in Il riformista this morning.

The great @nilsgilman.bsky.social of the equally great @berggruen.org published an insightful comment to the Le Monde profile, outlining the broader intellectual implications of what we are doing in Florence. Well worth a read: open.substack.com/pub/nilsgilm...

Wonderful gift from @lemonde.fr for such thoughtful profile of our Florence School of Transnational Governance @eui-stg.bsky.social

Always a special feeling to co-author with a philosopher. Over at @projectsyndicate.bsky.social I partner with the great @daniel-innerarity.bsky.social on digital technocracy and future-less autocracies. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

Albania has appointed an AI bot as minister, showing how digital technocracy is hollowing out democracy. My editorial with the great @daniel-innerarity.bsky.social. For Il Riformista this morning.

Sunset jog after the storm in Florence. Beat that.

Last weekend, the Wizard of the Kremlin premiered at the Venice film festival with young Putin played by Jude Law. I loved the novel but I wonder why we are so captivated by brutal figures and I worry that works like the Wizard help cultivate their myth. My column in Il Riformista

It was bound to happen sooner or later… my interview on Alexander Stubb’s worldview, diplomacy and on our friendship. In Il Riformista this morning. www.ilriformista.it/la-sorpresa-...

Love this article... Europe without a contrast is disparate, a family constantly at each other’s throats, but with Trump to reflect on, it realizes what bonds it and even in the aftermath of Putin’s best laid Brexit, even the UK speaks as one with its brothers and sisters.

Irrespective of its outcome, the Washington summit showed that Europe still needs the “Other” to shape its identity. My (debut) take in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Donald Trump is becoming the greatest unifier of Europe since the end of the cold war | Fabrizio Tassinari

Good to see a piece about the EUI in The Economist. But this is a hatched job, with little resemblance to reality. Charlemagne is usually excellent, so this is odd. Can only think that @spignal.bsky.social talked to people who don't really know what's going on. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

EU top court toughens migration rules on ‘safe countries’ https://on.ft.com/44XJvw7

Shopping when in Rome…

Italy just cancelled a concert by conductor and Putin ally Valery Gergiev. Yet last year alone, it issued over 150.000 visas to Russian tourists. This morning for Il Riformista on the paradox of Italy’s attitudes toward Russia.

I am neither a literary critic nor a fortune teller, but a couple of months ago I reviewed for my newspaper the novel that yesterday won Italy’s most important literary award, the Strega prize. Well worth reading (the novel). www.ilriformista.it/andrea-bajan...

The Italian government decided to issue 500,000 permits for migrant workers for the period 2026–2028. This is slightly higher than 450,000 in the current period and significantly higher than the annual ≈70,000 permits per year under previous governments. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6550...

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

“How inclusive, really, is this widely accepted fantasy of a country perpetually frozen in the 1950s, that foreigners and Italians alike consume with such gusto?”

Good news is no news, but the USIP website back online is definitely something to celebrate. 2 cheers for the rule of law and peace research. ✊

Shall henceforth be known as Pearl Harbor with a cause. on.ft.com/3FIxDnM Ukraine stages audacious attack on airfields deep in Russian territory

For Ukraine it was the month of the Leopard: everything changed in order for things to remain tragically the same. My frontpage editorial on il riformista this morning

Wished someone in Europe said enough with flooding the zone, rather than falling over each other to please him. on.ft.com/4jhKtr0

As someone who is worried about our capacity for deep thinking in times of screens and social media, and started writing about this recently, I just love this piece by @simonkuper.bsky.social on habits of great thinkers! This all applies to writing as well. Do read it. 👇 on.ft.com/43s9t8T

The Gaza Health Ministry has released a new 1,000-page document with the names, ages and other statistical information of 52,959 Palestinians killed in Gaza. The first 100 pages (over 5,000 names), the age is listed at 5 years or younger. The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year)

“Unfortunately, the policy since the beginning of the Trump administration has been to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia.” It must take a lot of guts for a US civil servant these days to resign and then publish this www.freep.com/story/opinio...

Putin rejecting the direct talks that he had proposed is the most pathetic bluff attempt I have seen in a long time. united24media.com/latest-news/...

This is remarkable. New pope breaks with Francis to support Kyiv and ceasefire push. on.ft.com/4iTUnih

A whole lot of running this month.

This is what courage looks like. Kudos to the team at 60 Minutes.

Words cannot describe the sheer PR genius of the Vatican LinkedIn account posting the job vacancy for the Pope.

Fascinating (and surreal) charts on the Conclave in Italian prime time news #TG1. Election night is amateur hour in comparison.

Our cover this week.

Just dropped on Prime Video. No marketing operation will ever top this.

So we are not bending over backwards to please Americans. But can please someone explain to me why Rome has to shut off on Easter weekend in a Jubilee year to host someone who loathes Europe and met the Italian PM 12 hours ago in D.C. www.romatoday.it/cronaca/vanc...

One thing I’ve learnt since moving back to Italy is the incredible amount of beauty that can be found in ordinary things and in lesser known cities. Consider Bari:

Behold the brand new collection @netflix.com of Italian masterpieces from Rossellini to Fellini to Sorrentino.

“Officials said the guidance for all staff travelling to the US included a recommendation that they should turn off phones at the border and place them in special sleeves to protect them from spying if left unattended.” on.ft.com/4cAcW9N EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears

It’s painful to watch and share this but it must be painful. We must never be desensitised about so much human suffering and the cruelty that caused it. #Sumy