Jul 19, 2024 · Vance’s love of Lord of the Rings is of a piece with rightward nationalists abroad. Italy’s Giorgia Meloni used to cosplay as a hobbit.

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...

Jul 16, 2024 · Even far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni couldn’t escape Vance’s wrath. “Meloni’s victory in Italy was very much a rejection of the immigration policies in Brussels. And yet, she’s been a complete catastrophe when it comes to actually reducing migration to Italy,” Vance said in an interview in February.

Oct 1, 2024 · In speeches by J. D. Vance, Tucker Carlson, Viktor Orbán, and Giorgia Meloni, journalists look for ways to understand the “New Right,” which claims to reject the economic and foreign policy dogmas of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.

Oct 3, 2022 · The Italian elections produced a victory for hard-right candidate Giorgia Meloni, whose party has its roots in post-Mussolini fascist politics. This result has rightly generated consternation...

Jun 21, 2024 · Across the pond, the Ohio senator and potential Trump running mate J.D. Vance is championing an American version of populist politics that is also gaining traction. On this week’s episode,...

Aug 12, 2024 · Vance isn’t the only one with a love of “The Lord of the Rings.” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been steeped in Tolkien’s literature from a young age and has also earned the ire of Politico and NYT for her conservative take on the goings-on of Middle-Earth.

Jul 16, 2024 · Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she was "following with apprehension" updates from the scene. Trump's selection Monday of Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his vice presidential pick...

Dec 15, 2023 · Transcript: Sen. J.D. Vance on "Face the Nation," May 19, 2024 The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. J.D. Vance, Republican of Ohio, that aired on May 19, 2024.

Jul 15, 2024 · Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni commended former volunteer fire chief and Italian American Corey Comperatore, who was killed by an attempted assassin at a Trump rally in Butler,...