Articles

September 4th, 2016

Scott Newstok bemoans the way newly entering college students have been cheated by the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, “which ushered in our disastrous fixation on testing.” He worries that “unrelenting assessment has stunted your imaginations.” In response, he suggests that students open themselves to thinking like Shakespeare.

Amor Mundi, August 28th 2016

Amor Mundi, August 28th 2016

Amor Mundi, August 21st 2016

Amor Mundi, August 21st 2016

Amor Mundi, August 14th 2016

Amor Mundi, August 14th 2016

The Courage to Be: Leora Kahn

Clara Gallagher and Milan Miller, HAC student fellows, reflect on Danfung Dennis' visit for our spring 2016 "Courage to Be" dinner/speaker series.

Amor Mundi, August 7th 2016

Zadie Smith in the New York Review of Books offers her thoughts on Brexit in the United Kingdom. And in doing so, hits upon the fundamental themes that are rocking the liberal consensus around the globe.

Amor Mundi, July 31st 2016 - #100in10 Final

 Robert Zaretsky, citing a 19th century Frenchman but taking on a tradition that goes as far back as Aristotle, wonders whether there really is such a thing as mob rule in the age of Trump, or at any other time:

Amor Mundi, July 24th 2016 - #100in10 Edition

Feisal G. Mohamed writes at The Stone in The New York Times that the U.S. Presidential election can be understood as a contest between the ideas of Carl Schmitt and Hannah Arendt.

2016 100/10 Challenge - An Open Letter from Academic Director, Roger Berkowitz

An Open Letter from Academic Director, Roger Berkowitz