Francesco Giubilei on the Election of Giorgia Meloni, Italian Politics, and the Future of European Conservatism

In this episode: Francesco Giubilei joins the podcast to discuss the current landscape of Italian politics and how it led to the election of Giorgia Melonithe relationship between Italy and the European Union, and the major problems with globalization that have produced a nationalist backlashHow the Middle Ages shaped the local diversity of Italian cities and cultures, how the Catholic Church has played a defining role in the cultural and religious identity of Italy, and why the Roman Empire is the beginning of Italian conservatismTexts Mentioned:The History of European Conservative Thought by Francesco GiubileiInterpretations of Fascism by Renzo de Felice“The Perfect Consumer” speech by Giorgia MeloniThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi de LampedusaThe Crisis of Modernity by Augusto del NoceReflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund BurkeThe Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri“Why I Became a Conservative” by Sir Roger ScrutonBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events