Tag: Machiavelli

Cover artwork (cover.png) for the article titled Reflections on Humility.

Reflections on Humility

A reflection on the tension between humility and hidden power—this piece explores the quiet strength of being underestimated, the dangers of overconfidence, and the subtle warfare of perception in a world that mistakes silence for weakness.

Cover artwork (cover.png) for the article titled The Velvet Claw: Toward a Post-Institutional Meritocracy.

The Velvet Claw: Toward a Post-Institutional Meritocracy

The claw of power may never vanish. But if wrapped in velvet—wielded with wisdom, chosen with care—it may no longer wound, but shape. A better world doesn’t begin by abolishing power, but by reimagining who deserves to hold it—and why.

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