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All right guys. I know that the news continues but i want to be able to continue to mix in political

theory so i want to be able to discuss this is what a lot of people do come to the channel four

and there's not a whole lot of real news coming out of the war at the moment it's a a lot of misinformation, a lot of people throwing things around.

Obviously, you're going to wait for some bigger developments.

And in the meantime, I think it's best to return to our series on Machiavelli.

We've been going through Machiavelli's The Prince, which of course has a lot of eternal

truth and understanding when it comes to the way that politics works, the way that we should understand sovereignty, power, how you acquire power, how you control a people, both domestically and a foreign people. If you invade, how do you control it? What does it mean to come into power in a foreign nation?

These are all still very relevant things that we need to understand. Still lessons that I think are

critical for people in the modern day. They can even apply to current conflicts that we are

currently invested in. So we're going to be continuing this series discussing Machiavelli's

thoughts on the use of mercenaries, the arms of others. And are there any benefits to being a wicked ruler? Is that ultimately something that can be a positive for a prince who's come into power? We'll discuss that all of that today, guys. But before we do, let's hear about Frontier Magazine. Hey, guys, we all have to read things digitally these days, but I'm old school. Whenever I can, I want to feel the weight of the page in my hand. So when I look at Frontier magazine, which is always beautifully shot and beautifully laid out and has really interesting articles, that's what I'm looking for. I've written for Frontier. Many of my guests have written

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