On the traumatic origins of Machiavelli’s The Prince
I have been watching Medici: Masters of Florence and The Borgias over the last fortnight, and remembering some of my knowledge of Renaissance history, which I have never formally studied.…
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Poem: The monstrosity of power
Today I am posting a newly written poem, “The Monstrosity of Power”. The monstrosity of power Eyes make an abyss, and we swim in pain. The iron staff, tipped…
Myths of power: merchant, soldier, sage…?
David Priestland has written a provocative book, Merchant, soldier, sage: a new history of power. His main idea is that power is controlled by “castes” or social orders defined by…
