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Most recently, [[Michael Ledeen]], holder of the "Freedom Chair" at the conservative [[American Enterprise Institute]], was instrumental in uniting neoconservatives with the new Christian Right. An admirer of the political philosophy of Machiavelli,<ref>Michael Ledeen, ''Machiavelli on Modern Leadership; Why Machiavelli's Iron Rules are as Timely and Important Today as Five Centuries'' (1999)</ref>  he used Christian fundamentalism as a political tool to advance the candidacy and help ground the presidency of George W. Bush, producing what political scientist David Domke has called "political fundamentalism."  Ledeen's theoretical ideas have influenced the policies of [[Dick Cheney]], [[Donald Rumsfeld]], [[Paul Wolfowitz]] and [[Karl Rove]].<ref>Ledeen appeared over seventy times on [[Pat Robertson]]'s televised 700 Club, promoting the Neoconservatives' political plan for the Middle East before an audience of several million evangelical viewers.  Hugh B. Urban, "Machiavelli Meets the Religious Right: Michael Ledeen, the Neoconservatives, and the Political Uses of Fundamentalism," ''Journal of Ecumenical Studies'' 2007 42(1): 76-97,</ref>

Most recently, [[Michael Ledeen]], holder of the "Freedom Chair" at the conservative [[American Enterprise Institute]], was instrumental in uniting neoconservatives with the new Christian Right. An admirer of the political philosophy of Machiavelli,<ref>Michael Ledeen, ''Machiavelli on Modern Leadership; Why Machiavelli's Iron Rules are as Timely and Important Today as Five Centuries'' (1999)</ref>  he used Christian fundamentalism as a political tool to advance the candidacy and help ground the presidency of George W. Bush, producing what political scientist David Domke has called "political fundamentalism."  Ledeen's theoretical ideas have influenced the policies of [[Dick Cheney]], [[Donald Rumsfeld]], [[Paul Wolfowitz]] and [[Karl Rove]].<ref>Ledeen appeared over seventy times on [[Pat Robertson]]'s televised 700 Club, promoting the Neoconservatives' political plan for the Middle East before an audience of several million evangelical viewers.  Hugh B. Urban, "Machiavelli Meets the Religious Right: Michael Ledeen, the Neoconservatives, and the Political Uses of Fundamentalism," ''Journal of Ecumenical Studies'' 2007 42(1): 76-97,</ref>

In [[political science]] the term ''"Machiavellian"'' connotes cunning and deceit, ''[[the Prince]]'' (1532) - best known work of Niccolò Machiavelli - is seen by many as the foundation of modern political science for four reasons:

''[[the Prince]]'' (1532) - best known work of Niccolò Machiavelli - is seen by many as the foundation of modern political science for four reasons:

*its stress on centralized government and [[bureaucracy]]

*its stress on centralized government and [[bureaucracy]]

*its cynicism about [[character]]

*its cynicism about [[character]]