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"Mafioso Politics"
Roger BerkowitzHannah Arendt insists that we look reality in the face and seek to understand even what is most strange, difficult, and horrific. In a new essay, Timothy Snyder analyzes the context of how Trump is seeking to normalize criminality and violence. Snyder’s essay reminds us of Arendt’s worry in her final essay, that “Public opinion is dangerously inclined to condone not crime in the streets but all political transgressions short of murder.”
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Presuppositions: Reply to Benhabib and Jay
Raymond Geuss responds to Seyla Benhabib’s rejoinder. View the debate via the links below the full text of the essay.Gerrymandering and State Power
Roger Berkowitz takes a look at political power in American in light of last week's Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering.Ethical Questions
In an article for The Intercept, Peter Maass raises questions about when non-profit institutions should question the ethical actions of their donors.Ignoring history and ignoring the law
Bari Weiss and David Bromwich write about the literal erasing of history, and "non-attachment to the rule of law" at the highest levels.The Fundamental Chord: Remembering Carl Heidenreich
Max FeldmanWe first published this essay by Max L. Feldman earlier this year.