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Machiavelli is popularly known as a teacher of tyrants, a key proponent of the unscrupulous "Machiavellian" politics laid down in his landmark political treatise 'The Prince'. Others cite the 'Discourses on Livy' to argue that Machiavelli is actually a passionate advocate of republican politics who saw the need for occasional harsh measures to maintain political order. Which best characterizes the teachings of the prolific Italian philosopher? With 'Machiavelli's Politics', Catherine H. Zuckert turns this question on its head with a major reinterpretation of Machiavelli's prose works that reveals a surprisingly cohesive view of politics. Starting with Machiavelli's two major political works, Zuckert persuasively shows that the moral revolution Machiavelli sets out in 'The Prince' lays the foundation for the new form of democratic republic he proposes in the 'Discourses'. Distrusting ambitious politicians to serve the public interest of their own accord, Machiavelli sought to persuade them in 'The Prince' that the best way to achieve their own ambitions was to secure the desires and ambitions of their subjects and fellow citizens. In the 'Discourses', he then describes the types of laws and institutions that would balance the conflict between the two in a way that would secure the liberty of most, if not all. In the second half of her book, Zuckert places selected later works - 'La Mandragola', 'The Art of War', 'The Life of Castruccio Castracani', 'Clizia', and 'Florentine Histories' - under scrutiny, showing how Machiavelli further developed certain aspects of his thought in these works.

Anchored in the diverse ecological practices of communities in southern Italy and Aotearoa/New Zealand, this book devises a unique and considered theoretical response to the shortcomings of global politics in the Ecocene--a new temporal epoch characterised by the increasingly frequent intrusion of ecological processes into political life

California Rep. Katie Porter is best known for wielding a whiteboard during congressional hearings, stumping CEOs and government officials on how their actions impact everyday Americans. As a single mother who grew up on a farm in Iowa, Rep. Porter has said she entered Congress with a different perspective than many of her colleagues on what exactly an everyday American is, inspiring her jump to politics. She joined David during a live recording to talk about her path from law professor to Congress member, her roots in Iowa politics, her passion for consumer protection issues, how she made the whiteboard famous, and her new book, "I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Despite the growth of various forms of online discussion, their impact on American political life is only beginning to be examined systematically. In Politics Online Richard Davis provides a thorough analysis detailing the political attitudes, behavior, and demographic nature of the electronic discussion community contrasting that community with the general public

Susan Glasser is a preeminent political journalist with nearly three decades of reporting experience spanning foreign policy, domestic politics, and war correspondence. She joins David to talk about her experience as co-chief of the Washington Post's Moscow bureau under the auspices of the early Putin regime; what she gleaned from conducting the first interview Vladimir Putin granted to American correspondents in 2001, and how authoritarian qualities endemic to Putin's Russia undergird aspects of American politics today.
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