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What’s behind Trump’s flurry of executive action: 4 essential reads on autocrats and authoritarianism Original
If you think a lot is happening in the federal government all at once on a lot of different issues, you’re right. At the beginning of a new presidential administration, there is often a flurry of changes – new Cabinet appointments and a few executive orders.
Comment protéger nos démocraties ? Les conseils de Nicolas Machiavel
La possible réélection de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche d’ici quelques semaines représente un danger pour la démocratie américaine. Globalement, les démocraties sont en recul partout dans le monde depuis plusieurs décennies. La politiste Vickie B. Sullivan nous rappelle les conseils prodigués par le philosophe florentin Nicolas Machiavel (1469-1527) pour préserver les régimes fragiles. Donald Trump a cherché à rester au pouvoir à l’issue de son mandat.
500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures
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500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures
500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures
500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures
A United States president sought to remain in office after his term ended, maintains a worshipful following and has declared he will operate as a dictator only on “day one” if reelected. His cunning and manipulation of American politics and its legal system have, so far, blocked efforts to hold him accountable. That sort of activity has been called “Machiavellian,” after Renaissance writer Niccolò Machiavelli, who lived from 1469 to 1527.
Machiavelli's The Prince
A Florentine bureaucrat of the late 15th and early 16th century has continued to fascinate politicians, scholars, and the public alike. Although he witnessed at close hand the deeds of both hapless and ruthless European rulers of the Renaissance that resulted in devastating wars for the Italian peninsula, it is not the life but rather the words of Niccolò Machiavelli that have earned him fame—and infamy. Both types of notoriety derive from his most well-known work, his small treatise The Prince.
Misreading The Prince
A Florentine bureaucrat of the late 15th and early 16th century has continued to fascinate politicians, scholars, and the public alike. Although he witnessed at close hand the deeds of both hapless and ruthless European rulers of the Renaissance that resulted in devastating wars for the Italian peninsula, it is not the life but rather the words of Niccolò Machiavelli that have earned him fame—and infamy. Both types of notoriety derive from his most well-known work, his small treatise The Prince.
Was the Bard Writing about The Donald?
Jonathan Olley/The Weinstein Company via AP Political thinkers have long declared that a populace in a democratic republic must be leery of the nefarious designs of its most ambitious leaders, who would twist the political institutions of a free people and manipulate the citizens' desires in an audacious attempt to attain sole rule—to turn a republic into a tyranny.
Was the Bard Writing about The Donald?
Political thinkers have long declared that a populace in a democratic republic must be leery of the nefarious designs of its most ambitious leaders, who would twist the political institutions of a free people and manipulate the citizens’ desires in an audacious attempt to attain sole rule—to turn a republic into a tyranny.
Montesquieu: The Ultimate Revisionist
When the words “Montesquieu” and “despotism” happen to be juxtaposed in our minds these days, they are as likely as not to be accompanied by that modern locution, “Orientalism.” Some of the Frenchman’s own contemporaries were already critical of his treatment of the East.
The Nietzschean Shakespeare
This review appears in the Spring 2018 issue of Modern Age. To subscribe now, go here. Shakespeare’s Rome: Republic and EmpireBy Paul A. Cantor(University of Chicago Press, 2nd ed., 2017) Shakespeare’s Roman Trilogy: The Twilight of the Ancient WorldBy Paul A.
Despotism is all around us: the warnings of Montesquieu
It is commonplace for citizens of liberal, democratic nations to believe that despotism is foreign to their own experiences. Their political constitutions display in some form or other a separation of powers, which is specifically intended to prevent the amassing of arbitrary and irresponsible power in any one function of their government. Conversely, despotism is an extreme form of rule that concentrates arbitrary power, which can extend into every realm of life.
How to Handle Aggressive Social Media Comments. : 4Hoteliers
In our content marketing and social media marketing, many of us use current events as examples, it’s a great way to use a subject that is getting attention as a springboard for our ideas. But what is a business owner to do when what you write strike a nerve? And the comments section is filled with invective? I see that a lot on social media nowadays. Let’s drill down on the best strategic way to defend our position without antagonizing the opposition.
Despotism is all around us
It is commonplace for citizens of liberal, democratic nations to believe that despotism is foreign to their own experiences. Their political constitutions display in some form or other a separation of powers, which is specifically intended to prevent the amassing of arbitrary and irresponsible power in any one function of their government. Conversely, despotism is an extreme form of rule that concentrates arbitrary power, which can extend into every realm of life.
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