I Tested James Burnham’s The Machiavellians: What I Learned About Power, Elites, and Political Reality
When I first encountered James Burnham’s *The Machiavellians*, I was struck by how sharply it cuts through the usual language of politics. Rather than treating power as an abstract ideal or a moral contest, Burnham presents it as something far more concrete, strategic, and human. His work invites me to look past slogans and surface-level…
