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Temptations of Tyranny

Rod Dreher’s conflicted support for President Trump illustrates a broader crisis among intellectual conservatives who fear the "soft totalitarianism" of liberal institutions yet embrace the hard authoritarianism of executive overreach. Drawing on Hannah Arendt’s political thought, the essay contends that true freedom is preserved not through charismatic leaders but through the multiplication and decentralization of citizen power. Revitalizing democracy, it argues, requires stubborn, local acts of collective governance rather than the dangerous temptation to concentrate authority in a single figure.
04-27-2025

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Amor Mundi 3/20/16

In today's Amor Mundi, we consider Trump's banality, discover how comics affected Ta-Nehisi Coates' writing, get a sneak peek of some of the Fall Conference content in Roger's piece "Real Talk," also featured on Medium, and more...
03-20-2016
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Amor Mundi 3/13/16

In today's Amor Mundi, we view the Trump phenomenon through a more critical lens, monitor a possible departure from the democratic process in Europe, witness a rise of "the social" with social media and more...
03-13-2016
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Amor Mundi 3/6/16

In this week's Amor Mundi, we consider exile through through multiple lenses, hear about a defiant judge in the Pacific Northwest, a brave writer pushing forward in the face of experiencing harassment for his beliefs and more...
03-06-2016
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John Kenneth Galbraith on the Labor of Thought

John Kenneth Galbraith makes a case for critical thinking in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.
03-02-2016
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Amor Mundi 2/28/16

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the danger Donald Trump poses to American democracy, honor students' right to free speech, and much more!
02-28-2016
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Arendt and The Spirit of Laws

We appreciate the annotations Hannah Arendt made to her copy of Montesquieu's "The Spirit of Laws" in this week's Library feature.
02-25-2016
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Announcing the First Issue of AJPA News

We are pleased to announce the first issue of AJPA News, the official newsletter of the American Jewish Peace Archive (AJPA).
02-24-2016
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Marshall McLuhan on Critical Vision and the Automatic

Marshall McLuhan comments on the power of critical thinking against automatic movement in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.
02-23-2016
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Amor Mundi 2/21/16

In this week's Amor Mundi, we speculate about the fate of the U.S. party system, reflect on human relationships in a digital age, and much more!
02-21-2016
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