Théoden and Denethor played two very different roles during the War of the Ring. One inspired loyalty and courage while the other fell deeper into fear and despair. Tolkien used both rulers to show ...

Donald Trump might not have read much of Niccolò Machiavelli’s “The Prince,” but he certainly agrees with the philosopher’s 16th-century counsel that it’s better for a statesman “to be impulsive than ...

It was an interesting piece by Rick Doehring about Machiavelli’s The Prince, a book famous for influencing world leaders and now President Trump. It has been an influence many times in history, ...

It’s a delusion to believe, as the western powers do, that law can ever supplant politics. And in politics, achievable and worthwhile ends justify the means. By John Gray All exception and no rules: ...

Earlier this year, a CEO I mentor, head of a Swiss chemicals company, faced a stark choice. The safe option would preserve jobs and keep unions happy but do little to stop the company’s decline. The ...

Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish degree in 2018 before becoming an English teacher to football (soccer) players and managers, as well as collaborating with various football media outlets in ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

The new president seems to implicitly grasp two core lessons from Machiavelli’s writing: the difficulty of fundamental change, and the need to strike quickly against his enemies. Donald Trump is not ...

“Whoever becomes the master of a city accustomed to freedom, and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed himself; because, when there is a rebellion, such a city justifies itself by calling on ...

For many years, historians knew of only ten first-edition copies of Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince—the controversial 16th-century political treatise—all held by institutions. However, they recently ...

The Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli has become synonymous with subtle scheming. And now, an extremely rare first edition of his most famous work, the political manual “The Prince,” is ...