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}A daily digest of opinions and analysisIn Italy, Nostalgia Is a Strong CandidateFanciful promises of la dolce vita are helping four-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ahead of Italy's elections in March — a sign the public has grown weary after six years of reform. Ferdinando Giugliano takes the pulse from Rome.It Keeps Getting More Expensive to Be PoorIn the U.S., prices are rising fastest for the households with the lowest incomes. Mark Whitehouse explains why the poorest need bigger wage gains just to stay in place.Some States Are Locking Up Too Many PeopleMass incarceration is on the decline, but it's not falling evenly — just look at Louisiana, where the imprisonment rate is more than five times what it is in Maine. Justin Fox considers what separates the lock-'em-up states from the the set-'em-free states.Twitter's Not a Great Place for Legal AdviceIt's easy to engage with law experts on Twitter, but it isn't easy to understand them (or for them to understand each other). Noah Feldman laments the state of legal discourse on social media, where zingers work and nuance doesn't. Ritholtz's ReadsWhat the bond market turmoil really means (Barron's)World's greatest stock picker? Bet you sold Apple and Google a long time ago (Washington Post)The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: What it means for homeowners and real estate professionals (National Association of Realtors)(Read Barry Ritholtz's full daily news roundup here.)Bloomberg GadflyBad news if you make conference goodie bagsNestle and Hershey signal a bittersweet year for chocolateBlackRock's Larry Fink talks the talk but neglects the walk(Read more from BV's sister site for fast business commentary.)Bloomberg L.P. ● 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022Web ● Facebook ● TwitterFeedback ● Unsubscribe

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