Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs and what they could look like in his second term
President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take office until January 20, 2025, but he is already promoting his agenda, such as his warnings on tariffs. In his first network sit-down television interview since winning the election, last Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the Press”, Trump focused on immigration and tariffs. “I’m a big believer in tariffs. I think...
Weil’s $1 Trillion Man Seeks More Than Money With Football Bet
Wall Street rainmaker Michael Aiello found himself in Italy in late October, making an unlikely pitch. The chairman of the corporate department at law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, whose day job involves steering Fortune 500 companies through multibillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions, was in Cesena, a city close to the Adriatic coast, trying t...
Italian American Caitlin Clark Named 'Athlete Of The Year'
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was named as TIME Magazine's 2024 Athlete of the Year on Tuesday (December 10). Clark, 22, whose dominant collegiate career at Iowa led to a spike in popularity for women's basketball, was selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft and won the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year award, leading the Fever to a playoff be...
A Hitter’s Perfect Game: A Tribute to Rocky Colavito
In a testament to the strength of Rocky Colavito’s legacy, his passing made front page news on The New York Times. Colavito, a Bronx native and Yankee alum but a Cleveland Indian through and through, was 91 years young when he passed away in his home in Bernville, Pa., on Tuesday. The slugger made the cover of TIME magazine in 1959, he hit 374 home...
Junior golfer Riccardo Fantinelli is pacing the Ivy League
Junior golfer Riccardo Fantinelli downplays his humor, claiming he “tries, but rarely succeeds at being funny.” Indeed, his game is no laughing matter to Ivy League competition. With a Ping All-American selection, an Ivy League Player of the Year award, an Ivy League Rookie of the Year award, and two-time first-team All-Ivy selections, in his first...
The Origins Of The Italian Christmas Eve Celebration, Feast Of The Seven Fishes
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian American tradition as steeped in lore as it is in the saline taste of the sea. And, in classically literal Italian fashion (see also: tomato sauce; meatballs), it is also exactly what it sounds like. But, while the reasons your family partakes might differ from the reasons our family celebrates, or even t...
The Italian American of 2024 - by We the Italians
Just like 2022 and 2023, we decided that also in 2024 we wanted to name the Italian American of the year, now a pleasant tradition for We the Italians! Stanley Tucci was the 2022 winner, and Sylvester Stallone won last year. Once again, this year we asked all of you, and once again we had a great response! As in 2023, this year too we decided not t...
Ferrari will supply power units to Andretti Cadillac from 2026
Andretti Cadillac's entry into Formula 1, supported by General Motors, will debut with power units and gearboxes supplied by Ferrari from 2026, as officially confirmed by the Maranello-based company through a multi-year agreement. Just under a month ago, on Nov. 25, it was announced, still tentatively, the entry of an eleventh team into Formula 1 f...
Rosa DeLauro Selected as Co-Chair of Italian American Congressional Delegation
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) announced that she had been selected as the new Democratic Co-Chair of the Italian American Congressional Delegation: “Italian Americans are an integral part of our nation’s diverse cultural makeup. Growing up in Wooster Square—the heart of New Haven’s Italian American community—I learned the value of hard...
Tilman Fertitta may be Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador to Italy
Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta may soon be adding a geopolitical chapter to his lengthy career resume according to a Wednesday evening report from CBS News. According to CBS' senior White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs, President-elect Donald Trump is seriously considering the Texas hospitality magnate for the role of U.S. ambassador to I...
A Very Italian American Christmas Eve Party
Christmas Eve in an Italian American household is an experience unlike any other. It's a night filled with laughter, love, and enough food to feed a small village. At the heart of it all is the Feast of the Seven Fishes, a tradition that brings families together to indulge in a seafood feast that's both delicious and deeply symbolic. To help you ca...
2025 Scholarship Grants Are Now Open!
Through the Sons of Italy Foundation, the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America has awarded tens of millions of dollars in scholarships to date. Every year since its inception, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership Grants), ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. These figures and the number of scholarships may v...