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Fabrizio Tonello

Fabrizio Tonello is Professor of Political Science at the University of Padua. He has held various teaching and research roles in the United States (University of Pittsburgh, Columbia University) and Italy (International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, University of Bologna). His latest book, La Costituzione degli Stati Uniti (Bruno Mondadori 2011) is a critical edition of the US Constitution - a volume which includes the text in Italian and in English, a vast apparatus of notes and a long introduction.

Weakness at the center of the realm?

Fabrizio Tonello Sep 28, 2018

In 2018, the United States is confronted with a deeply unsettling question: How is it possible for a whole country to fall into the hands of a potential tyrant?

The harsh reality facing post-Obama Democrats

Fabrizio Tonello Jan 9, 2017

To put things into perspective, it was only seven years ago when the Democratic Party controlled the Presidency (Barack Obama), the Senate (60 seats out of 100), the House (257 seats out of 435) and had a decent record of victories in the…

Envisaging Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office

Fabrizio Tonello Nov 15, 2016

In October, the Trump campaign made public a document called “Donald J.

The battle for an unruly Congress

Fabrizio Tonello Sep 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton now has only a tiny lead in the polls over Donald Trump, but she can still profit from a favorable electoral college map, notably because of her competitiveness in swing states like Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida…

Between doomsday and normalcy: the Trump meteor

Fabrizio Tonello Jul 21, 2016

So far, the year 2016 has been an annus horribilis for the Republican party, target of a hostile takeover by a media-savvy billionaire. At the Cleveland convention Donald Trump is celebrating his victory in this internal battle, in many…