Lindsay Lohan girds for war

Lindsay Lohan just got out of rehab … and into Machiavelli. Rumor has it the young American starlet has picked the Italian renaissance author’s most famous work for her summer reading. In an interview with British magazine Tatler, Lohan declares:  [The Prince] is always with me.” The usual skeptics will say that Lohan hasn’t actually ...

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Lindsay Lohan just got out of rehab ... and into Machiavelli. Rumor has it the young American starlet has picked the Italian renaissance author's most famous work for her summer reading. In an interview with British magazine Tatler, Lohan declares: 

Lindsay Lohan just got out of rehab … and into Machiavelli. Rumor has it the young American starlet has picked the Italian renaissance author’s most famous work for her summer reading. In an interview with British magazine Tatler, Lohan declares: 

[The Prince] is always with me.”

The usual skeptics will say that Lohan hasn’t actually read it, or is too dumb to understand its lessons. And intellectual snobs will be tempted to ask questions like: “Is Lindsay plotting to conquer Europe on horseback?”

But Lindsay is smart to be reading her Machiavelli. Hollywood is ruthless, and in showbiz everyone is scheming to come out on top—just like in politics. Whether you’re trying to seize power or just get your face on the latest cover of People magazine, a good dose of Machiavellian realism goes a long way. I would advise Lohan’s enemies to watch their backs from now on.

Erica Alini is a Rome-based researcher for the Associated Press.

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