Ilya
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Isaiah Berlin’s famous essay on Machiavelli certainly supports this observation.
November 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Isaiah Berlin’s famous essay on Machiavelli certainly supports this observation.
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The idea that President can negotiate/dictate bilateral “deals” by using the full force of the federal government to punish and humiliate his perceived enemies goes against the whole idea of the rule of law. That should be the story, rather than normalizing this authoritarian behavior.
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The idea that President can negotiate/dictate bilateral “deals” by using the full force of the federal government to punish and humiliate his perceived enemies goes against the whole idea of the rule of law. That should be the story, rather than normalizing this authoritarian behavior.