When “taking the field” meant something else
Lawyer Riccardo La Cognata argues that Silvio Berlusconi’s main political tools–money, media power, and charisma–were liabilities as well as assets. He also points out that the phrase Berlusconi used endlessly in his campaign, to “take the field,” has another meaning in a Roberto Benigni film.
Storyteller: Riccardo La Cognata
Date of Story: 1994
Location of Story: Italy
Location: Rome, Italy
Date: 2 February, 2016
This post is part of a collaboration with author Davide Rubini to collect the stories of Italy in the aftermath of the “Bribesville” (Tangentopoli) scandals of the 1990s. Find out more about Rubini’s new novel, il fischio finale (The Final Blow).