How to Choose a Leader: Machiavelli’s Advice to Citizens

Maurizio Viroli, an acclaimed Machiavelli biographer, interprets Niccolò Machiavelli’s writings to see what can be learned about choosing a leader. Viroli is professor emeritus of politics at Princeton University and a current professor at the University of Texas, Austin and the University of Italian Switzerland in Lugano. His previous works include Niccolò’s Smile and Redeeming 'The Prince.'