Andrew Spannaus

Andrew Spannaus is an American journalist and political commentator based in Italy, founder of the Transatlantico.info newsletter. He lectures on US economic history at the Catholic University of Milan, and is currently the Chairman of the Milan Foreign Press Association. His latest book is "L'America post-globale. Trump, il coronavirus e il futuro".

After the US midterms, new risks emerge

The results of the 2022 US midterm elections vindicated the Democrats’ conviction that fears of Republican overreach on abortion and the threat to democracy, represented by politicians who still deny Joe Biden’s victory in 2020, would allow…

Post-global America and the need for industrial policy

What a difference a year makes. In the spring of 2021, Joe Biden was seeking to further expand government spending with both direct aid to the population and long-term investment, aiming to have an impact in line with former presidents such…

Biden’s trip to Europe: between unity and escalation

One month after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden went to Europe seeking to maintain unity in the transatlantic response to the war, managing the difficult task of escalating without approaching the line that…

Polarization and progress in US politics

The divisions in American society have grown to record levels in recent years, the result of a process of polarization that has taken place faster than in other democracies. We have heard a lot about "populism," "tribalism," and in general…

The inflation scare and healthy economic growth

To counter the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States Congress has approved spending packages totaling close to $6 trillion, and President Joe Biden is now pushing for even more, aiming to pass both the $1 trillion bipartisan…

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