Sigfrido Ranucci e IL RITORNO DELLA CASTA Intervista di Flavia Capone

A meeting and interview with Sigfrido Ranucci at the presentation of his new book, "Il ritorno della casta" (published by Bompiani), conducted by Flavia Capone during Velletri Libris 2026. In this presentation, the Report host and investigative journalist analyzes the state of democracy in Italy, justice reforms, threats to press freedom, and the role of the Italian Constitution as the last bastion against the privileges of power. An in-depth journey through Italian politics, free information, public ethics, and geopolitics. 📌 Main topics covered in the interview: • Freedom of information and citizens' right to know • How the "caste" avoids the technicalities of justice to defend its profits • The confrontation between political ethics and constitutional dictates • The role of investigative journalism today between algorithms and civil resistance 📖 Book cited: "The Return of the Caste" by Sigfrido Ranucci (Bompiani) 🎙️ Interview by: Flavia Capone 📍 Event: Velletri Libris 2026, 17/07/2026 CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 Introduction by booksellers Aurora and Guido 00:03:39 Entrance by Sigfrido Ranucci 00:05:07 Introduction by Flavia Capone 00:06:55 The Return of the Caste 00:09:07 Multinationals, the Epstein Files, and the 00:12:57 The colonization of the 2000s 00:15:15 Social media as a strategic resource 00:16:46 Like a drunk librarian 00:20:10 The death of journalism 00:21:37 Musk, Bannon, Trump and global interference 00:25:37 A health card to buy a car? 00:26:31 Peter Thiel and Palantir 00:28:17 The strange detail 00:30:52 Why the distrust in journalism 00:32:13 The Palantir manifesto 00:33:45 Frustration and urgency 00:34:26 Jeff Bezos and worker eugenics 00:36:57 Data, newspapers and information 00:39:58 For a weaker Europe 00:40:25 Awareness and involvement 00:41:48 Referendum: what happened? 00:43:01 Media Freedom Act 00:43:44 Newspapers of the Future 00:45:27 Freedom of the Press in Danger 00:46:19 Frivolous Lawsuits, Laws, and Reforms 00:51:25 State Oblivion and Desertification 00:52:09 "It's Always the Young's Fault" 00:54:13 Tiziana Cantone 00:54:56 Ethical Use of Social Media 00:56:09 Digital Memory 00:58:05 The Francesca Albanese Case and the Political Context 01:00:08 Digital Democracy, Project 2025, Curtis Yarvin, and The Heritage Foundation 01:02:29 Curtis Yarvin 01:03:08 Digital Servants, Surveillance Democracy, and IQ 01:03:42 Data Protection, Europe, and Freedom 01:05:37 Finale #SigfridoRanucci #TheReturnOfTheCaste #Report #Journalism #ItalianPolitics #VelletriLibris #Books #Constitution #CurrentEvents 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL 🔔 https://www.youtube.com/c/LettureMetr... 💥 EXTRA Content 💥 https://avely.me/letturemetropolitane 📚 FOLLOW LETTURE METROPOLITANE: Follow us on Instagram:   / letturemetropolitane   Telegram Group: https://t.me/letturemetropolitane