Upbraiding his countrymen for failing to obey a national lockdown order, French President Emmanuel Macron decried what he called their “insouciance.” Mr. Macron, who wrote a youthful essay on the ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli isn’t generally the first name to leap to mind in a discussion of feminist icons, but according to a new book, he probably should be. “Machiavelli For Women: Defend Your Worth, ...

Stacey Vanek Smith probably had a terrific elevator pitch for her debut book, “Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace.” After all, Niccolò Machiavelli, ...

Niccolo Machiavelli was for Shakespeare "the murderous Machiavel". He was the author of The Prince, that infamous book of advice to rulers that turned traditional Christian morality on its head. The ...

Niccolo di Bernardo Machiavelli was the Renaissance Italian who's aptly credited as a founder of political science. He also, of course, has another distinction: His very name is a pejorative. For most ...

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In Machiavelli’s Three Romes, Professor Vickie B. Sullivan explores Niccolò Machiavelli’s ideas by linking them with his three distinct visions of Rome: the Catholic Rome of his own age, pre-Christian ...

Few books have attracted such an influential readership as The Prince. Catherine de Medici and the Emperor Charles V professed their admiration for it. Louis XIV described it as his "favourite ...

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2025. Pp. xliv, 314. Ilus., chron., biblio., index. $24.95 / £20.00. ISBN:0691270627 Engaging with a Thinker for the Ages ...