Time doesn't post "Nicest Person of the Year". Their picks are based on influence, good or bad. Really bad dudes have shared this cover...but they were influential. Every president seems to have made it each time he wins, so there's that...except Biden, who had to share it for some reason. Guess they knew who would really be running the show. lol.
Machiavelli is required reading for all political science and philosophy majors. Everything we see today out of politicians can be found in "The Prince".