Matteo Salonia

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01/31/2022 Mises Wire Matteo Salonia

The news from Italy has started to sound like good incipits for a dystopian fantasy novel or like a déjà vu recalling the Soviet Union. A couple of weeks ago, a new decree of the Draghi government...

Private Defense in the History of Genoa

07/04/2020 Mises Wire Matteo Salonia

Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. The city of Genoa is often excluded from histories of medieval and Renaissance republicanism. Similarly, Genoa is also absent from discussions...

The 1497 Cornish Tax Rebellion

04/17/2020 Mises Wire Matteo Salonia

In medieval Europe, taxes raised by kings were seen as something exceptional, and even borderline criminal. Usually, new taxes could be levied only with the consent of super majorities in the many...

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Italy’s Covid Despotism Just Got Worse

02/05/2022 Matteo Salonia

Under PM Mario Draghi, the Italian government has issued new edicts designed to make life even more difficult for anyone who doesn't comply with every aspect of the state's covid regime.

Private Defense in the History of Genoa

07/13/2020 Matteo Salonia

The Republic of Genoa provides an example of how a small "state" managed to defend itself against much larger states using military resources that were overwhelmingly owned and controlled by private parties.

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