SHORT FILM
Open Future, The Economist, 17 April 2018
Liberalism has been the dominant political philosophy in the West for more than 200 years. Populists say liberals are too elite and are out of touch with ordinary people. Here’s what you need to know about liberalism and its place in modern society.
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ARTICLE / SHORT FILM
The School of Life, 10 February 2017
And so, proposed Machiavelli, the secret to being effective lies in overcoming all vestiges of this story. The Prince was not, as is often thought, a guide to being a tyrant; it’s a guide about what nice people should learn from tyrants. It’s a book about how to be effective, not just good. It’s a book haunted by examples of the impotence of the pure.
For another article and short film from The School of Life on Niccolò Machiavelli and his ideas click here.