Tag Archives: Machiavelli

peeking around the corner: prophet cafe politics

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Dave

On December 10, 1926, at 9 P.M. at the Prophet cafe, the surrealists met to decide whether to form an alliance with the Communist party. Antonin Artaud, for whom all political parties were equally irrelevant, displayed a noticeable lack of … Continue reading →

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GUNSMOKE BONANZA: BALLOT BOX AT HIGH NOON

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Dave

What are westerns all about? As the gunsmoke clears from the main streets of those frontier towns, there is always a persistent political theme. … Where is the best place to hide a leaf? asked G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, … Continue reading →

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THE ROUTING OF SAN ROMANO:PERSPECTIVE ON “RESTORING HONOR”

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Dave

“Of course, there are significant differences between the two writers: Klein imagines that the problem with the world is too much focus on capitalism at the expense of progressive values and social welfare. Beck, on the other hand, loves capitalism, … Continue reading →

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THE MEN WITH A THORN IN THEIR SIDE

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Dave

”… about the boom in political satire in France. On that subject, you might remember how Stéphane Guillon, Sarko’s imitator on France-Inter radio, upset the president with his impertinence.As predicted here, Sarkozy has just made it known that he wants … Continue reading →

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CARDINAL RULE: DON'T GET CAUGHT PETTING CRABS

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Dave

The party’s over It’s time to call it a day They’ve burst your pretty balloon And taken the moon away It’s time to wind up The masquerade Just make your mind up The piper must be paid The party’s over … Continue reading →

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DUSTUP IN ROME: THEY AGREE TO DISAGREE

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Dave

“The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing Religion as she descended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is imposed on the historian. He must discover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption which she … Continue reading →

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MACHIAVELLI CURTAIN CALL

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Dave

”My take on this is that the system has not broken down. It was built broken. It was designed that way. It’s functioning according to the original plan. Democracy was never the intention. Thwarting democracy was. The U.S. founding fathers … Continue reading →

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DOCTRINE OF DUPLICITY

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Dave

” For that small matter of lies”, wrote Machiavelli,”I am a doctor and hold my degrees. Life has taught me to confound false and true, till no man knows either”. In ”The Prince” his personal confession becomes a general rule; … Continue reading →

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WHEN GOODNESS COMES TO A STICKY END

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Dave

Machiavelli: the name leaves no one indifferent. Perhaps one of the most hated men in history among a gallery of rogues. He has been charged, down through the centuries with being the sole poisonous source of political monkey business, of … Continue reading →