Word: machiavellian
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...Awkspert then goes into great detail about how to ruin their friendship--just so that the guy doesn't have to feel awkward while he's flirting with his new target. Harvard's dating scene is effectively nonexistent, but at least it's not Machiavellian...
...have no such excuse. We can plead neither the immaturity of children, nor the cynicism of adults, nor the incredible self-aggrandizement of Machiavellian world leaders. Not now—not yet. Extracurricular activities in college are never necessary to success in life, but rather a welcome distraction from it. At Harvard, they may be where the next generation of elites practices changing the world—but it is still only practice. And if that elite is so concerned about winning now, shouldn’t we all worry about what it will one day bring...
...when you failed a test, that’s when you weren’t nice to someone.’” “He knows exactly what image he’s portraying: an Anglo Conservative Texan.”If Andrea is blithely Machiavellian about Harvard politics, it’s because she knows what it’s for, she said. The campus political games are just training. Her plan is to go back to her home state and become the kind of politician who can do something about New Mexico?...
...Still, it's hard to argue that the left in general and gays in particular should sit on their hands while foes outspend them. Strategically, the Cabinet makes sense; most people who defend its secrecy offer a Machiavellian understanding of ends and means. "I could lose a lot of sleep about it, and I do wonder why they have abandoned [gay] organizations that have a 35-year track record in order to have their own operations," says a seasoned Washington gay activist. "But if that's the way the rules of the game are being played, I need to maneuver...
...this manner at least, politicians’ appearances on comedy programs do ring a little false, as they make Machiavellian attempts to seriously embed a message in an otherwise frilly half-hour of television, meant for the listless 18-to-24 voting bloc...