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Glimpse: Machiavellian Politics (for Partially Examined Life #14)

<p>Does politics have to be Machiavellian? Do you have to be ruthless to succeed?</p> <p>Given our treatment of <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/05/20/ep216-game-of-thrones/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Game of Thrones</a> and <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/05/27/la-vida-es-sueno-calderon/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Life Is a Dream</a>, and the way in which end-justifying-the-means logic plays endlessly in our real-life political situation, it's time we looked back on <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2010/02/07/episode-14-machiavelli-on-politics/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">our episode 14 on Machiavelli</a>. Mark Linsenmayer reviewed that episode and recorded a little essay about practicing Machiavellian politics to get you back in this spirit.</p>

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