I reviewed David Broder's excellent new book on the Italian far-right, Mussolini's Grandchildren. It turns out Italian neofascists are obsessed with The Lord of the Rings. Who knew?
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni insists her Fratelli d’Italia party has “consigned fascism to the past.” But a study of her party’s vision of Italian history shows a demonization of anti-fascism, not its own Mussolinian ancestors. jacobin.com/2023/03/italy-ri…