Pinned"The Prince" for All SeasonsThe Wherefores and the WhysThere is a belief that the old classics, written centuries ago, have little to no application in our modern digital, thermonuclear, global…Mar 25, 2022Mar 25, 2022
"The Prince" for All Seasons9. Machiavelli and the Unfortunate Prince[COVID has slowed the writing of this episode a bit. It is not an experience that I can recommend to anyone. And it is not quite done with…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
"The Prince" for All Seasons8. The Sinews of WarAs complex as the political backdrop of the late 15th and early 16th century in Italy was, the state of warfare was even more so. To say…Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022
"The Prince" for All Seasons7. Backpedaling a BitIn looking back over what I’ve written so far I’ve seen several deficiencies, which I hope to fix going forward. The greatest sin is that I…Apr 12, 2022Apr 12, 2022
"The Prince" for All Seasons6. Atrocities and the Medieval Laws of WarHonestly, this entry is probably more for me than you. As the news from Bucha and other towns that were, until recently, occupied by…Apr 4, 2022Apr 4, 2022
"The Prince" for All Seasons6. The Prince and Wartime AtrocitiesI had not planned to write again for a few days. Then the news from Bucha hit the media. Three hundred dead Ukrainians, mass graves…Apr 3, 2022Apr 3, 2022
"The Prince" for All Seasons4. What Profiteth a Prince…?I sit, this morning, in front of a roaring fire enjoying a cup of hot chocolate and thinking about just how world leaders who take…Apr 3, 2022Apr 3, 2022
"The Prince" for All Seasons3. How Flatterers should be AvoidedEven when “The Prince” is not telling us about Machiavelli’s concepts of what makes a perfect prince, it is. There are several chapters…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
"The Prince" for All Seasons2. Where We Will Not GoOne of the hardest things to resist, as I try to apply Machiavelli to the modern world, is the desire to delve into current and near…Mar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
"The Prince" for All SeasonsHow the Strength of All Principalities Should Be MeasuredWhen the War in Ukraine began, exactly a month ago, I did not see it lasting more than a week or ten days at the longest. I believed that…Mar 25, 2022Mar 25, 2022
