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Business Recorder
4 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘The world is gray, my friend, very gray'
'Popularity is one thing that can evaporate pretty quickly.' 'Unless buttressed by, how shall I put it, actions that are…' 'You are no construction guy, are you!' 'Where did that come from?' 'Buttress as in propping up a building.' 'In my book, buttress means propping up, building is what you added on.' 'Ah, clearly you are not reading the same book leave alone the same page…' 'I reckon I am reading the Chicago Professor Mearsheimer's book titled The Tragedy of Great Power Politics which explains the concept of realism, while others are reading Machiavelli's The Prince and…' 'One is recent, well more than 20 years ago, and the other is more than five centuries ago…' 'Right, but the two are about statecraft and I reckon there is one profession that has not changed over the millennium…' 'You are referring to the oldest profession in the world?' 'Learn to be respectful, silly.' 'No, I am truly clueless - can you explain please.' 'The oldest profession in the world is that of a politician — politics can be undertaken at various levels — within a nation, within a separatist group, within a community, within a family unit.' 'So let me get this straight: you define politics as the art of governance or, put more plainly the management of others?' 'Yes and you could have a civilian government, or a military dictatorship or a one party rule or two parties or the deep state or the head of a family as the decision maker, it doesn't matter.' 'Got it but as I said popularity of the one who governs can evaporate pretty quickly. Look at President Trump: there were videos of him boasting about what he did to women in 2016, and he still won, but now his Make America Great Again base is challenging his decisions notably not to release the paedophile Epstein (with close ties to Israel) files, supporting Israel First instead of America First…' 'Yep, and deflection ain't working no more.' 'Yep the report on Obama's complicity in spreading the fake Russia-gate narrative in 2016…' 'Is Obama the same guy who insisted that Raymond Davis, a pseudonym, who killed three people in broad daylight in Lahore was a state department official and entitled to diplomatic immunity when he was not!' 'The world is gray, my friend, very gray.' Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Irish Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Post
First look at Pierce Brosnan in new Prince Naseem boxing biopic
A FIRST look image has been released showing Irish actor Pierce Brosnan in a new film about boxing icon Prince Naseem. Written and directed by Rowan Athale, Giant tells the story of the British-Yemeni boxing champion Prince Naseem "Naz" Hamed who rose to fame in the 1990s. A first look image from new film Giant shows Pierce Brosnan as Brendan Ingle (Pic: Sam Taylor) Brosnan, who hails from Drogheda in Co. Louth, plays his trainer, Brendan Ingle, a Dubliner who was instrumental on his road to success. 'With exhilarating and visceral scenes in the ring, coupled with deeply moving and intimate moments behind the curtain, Giant is an inspiring biopic of one of the greatest showmen the sporting world has even seen – the untold true story of the boy behind The Prince,' the synopsis for the film states. Naseem Hamed is played by Amir El-Masry, who has also starred in The Night Manager, Limbo, The Crown and SAS: Rogue Heroes. Sylvester Stallone is executive producer for the film. Watch the trailer here... See More: Giant, Pierce Brosnan, Prince Naseem
New York Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
This 19th-Century Novel Is a Playbook for Surviving Autocracy
There's been a vogue this year among political pundits for using 'The Prince,' Niccolò Machiavelli's 16th-century guide to autocratic power-boosting, as a cheat sheet for interpreting the hidden motives and unforeseen drama of President Trump's second term. Consisting of 26 short chapters packed with shrewd, cynical advice drawn from myth, history and its author's experience as a Florentine diplomat to the courts of Europe, Machiavelli's manual was written to butter up the Medici family, which had just returned to power in Florence after 18 years in exile. Machiavelli presented his manuscript to Lorenzo de' Medici with a fawning note that read: 'I am anxious to offer myself to your Magnificence with some token of my devotion to you.' 'The Prince' devotes many passages to the power plays that bigwigs in the orbit of autocrats typically attempt. Machiavelli calls such influencers grandi (grandees) and gives the prince tips on how to block their ambitions and keep them fearful and obedient. In his day, grandi included titled nobles, plus government ministers, popes, archbishops, military commanders and anyone with enough wealth and charisma to hold sway. Today, we might call them simply 'elites.' It may seem self-sabotaging of Machiavelli to have offered his ruler insights on how to 'manage' the grandees, who, he stressed, aren't worth worrying about, because the prince 'can make and unmake them every day, increasing and lowering their standing at will.' But Machiavelli wrote his book just months after being imprisoned, tortured and banished from Florence by the new regime, on suspicion of disloyalty. He wrote it, in other words, in hopes of proving his fealty to the Medici, clearing his name and saving his skin. The question arises: Why didn't he write a playbook aimed at his fellow elites instead — to help them avoid incurring the prince's wrath? The answer, of course, is that such a book would have been foolhardy, given the real threat of retribution from the prince and his adherents. And Machiavelli was no fool. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Max's Best-Performing Local Original Production Is… Turkey's ‘The Prince' (Exclusive)
And the best-performing local original production, or LOP, for Warner Bros. Discovery's Max, soon-to-be-rebranded as HBO Max, globally is… drum roll, please… Turkish satire series The Prince (Prens). On Friday, the final episode of the third season of the hit series became available and seems to have helped seal the deal, according to company data. More from The Hollywood Reporter Locarno Unveils Lineup for Pardi di Domani Section, Its "Breeding Ground for Experimentation" 'Sinners' on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version Meta Facing European Showdown on "Pay-or-Consent" Ad Model Starring Giray Altınok as the Prince, the show is 'set in the imaginary kingdom of Bongomia and follows the comedic adventures of the prince, a very unpopular member of the kingdom whose own family didn't even bother to give him a name,' according to a synopsis. Over the last month, the Turkish Max original achieved 'the highest level of engagement of any Max local original production globally,' with 74 percent of subscribers in the country tuning into it, according to WBD. Over the same period, The Prince proved to be a key driver for new subscribers, becoming 'the first show that almost three in four (73 percent) of new Max users watched – the highest nominal acquisition volume for a local original production' in a country in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, company data shows. During its finale week, season 3 of The Prince accounted for 72 percent of all viewing on Max in Türkiye, WBD said, adding: 'The final episode (season 3 episode 8), released just three days ago, became the most viewed episode of the week with 54 percent of total viewers already having watched the finale.' WBD's transition of its streaming service BluTV to Max in Turkey became official in mid-April as the Hollywood giant underlined its 'commitment to increasing its investment in local content' and 'bringing a compelling slate of new local stories' to its streamer in the country. 'The response to Prens just shows how strong the demand for high-quality, locally produced originals is and highlights Max as the home of this type of content,' Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz, vp of local original productions, local channels and streaming operations lead for Türkiye, tells THR. 'As one of our first original series since launching the platform direct-to-consumer in Türkiye earlier this year, it's exciting to see Prens playing a key role in attracting new viewers to the platform.' In a recent THR interview, she described the series this way: 'It looks like a comedy, but it's more of a dramedy. … The lead character is the prince, who doesn't want to be on the throne and is not really that smart. And then we see all these typical things happening in this kingdom that we've been seeing in such series as Game of Thrones. So it's a satire.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Newsweek
19-06-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
S&P 500 Study Shows Dark Personality Trait Could Be Key to CEO Success
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. In the cutthroat world of corporate leadership, being strategically cunning may pay off—literally. Researchers at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business recently published a study that found that CEOs that exhibit Machiavellian personality traits earn more. Machiavellianism is marked by manipulativeness, a drive to win at all costs and a focus on personal gain—all traits that help CEOs earn more, according to the research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. A file photo of a man in a suit holding a handful of cash. A file photo of a man in a suit holding a handful of cash. Nature/Getty Images The study, led by management researcher professor Aaron Hill of the University of Florida, examined links between CEO personality traits and executive pay outcomes using a longitudinal sample of S&P 500 firms. Unlike traditional self-assessment surveys, the team enlisted trained clinical psychologists to analyze publicly available video recordings of top executives, identifying traits associated with Machiavellianism. "Broadly, we find that CEO Machiavellianism positively relates to their own pay, their severance pay and the pay of their C-Suite or top management team," said Hill. "Our findings suggest that in this way, CEOs higher in Machiavellianism may pay their top management team members more to set up their own pay raises." What is Machiavellianism? Machiavellianism is a psychological term that takes its name from Niccolò Machiavelli, a 16th-century Italian diplomat, philosopher and political theorist. His most famous work, The Prince, offered pragmatic, and often controversial, advice to rulers on how to maintain power. Machiavelli advocated for realism over idealism, famously suggesting that it is "better to be feared than loved." The trait is one part of what psychologists call the "Dark Triad" of personality traits, alongside narcissism and psychopathy. While Machiavellianism is often portrayed negatively, it isn't always; in some environments, especially competitive or high-stakes ones like corporate leadership or politics, a degree of Machiavellian thinking can be a positive. Researchers found that Machiavellian CEOs were significantly more likely to structure compensation, both for themselves and others, in ways that maximized personal gain. They often boosted the pay of their top teams, a move the researchers believe is used strategically to elevate their own salary benchmarks. Read more Map shows US states with the most psychopaths and other dark personalities Map shows US states with the most psychopaths and other dark personalities The pattern was clear: the more Machiavellian the CEO, the more successful they were at boosting their total compensation, including severance terms and bonuses. Higher management team members also tended to earn more when working under such CEOs. Hill said the findings highlight an important governance blind spot: the role of personality in executive pay decisions. He concluded: "Hopefully, as managers, we can acknowledge those and work to accentuate the positives and limit the potential downsides—in effect, take advantage of the positives and work to mitigate the negatives." Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about psychology? Let us know via science@ Reference Recendes, T., Hill, A. D., Aime, F., Ridge, J. W., & Petrenko, O. V. (2025). Chief executive officer (CEO) Machiavellianism and executive pay. Journal of Applied Psychology.
