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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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Hannah Arendt, Social Constructs, and Seeing the World
Rukaya Al Zayani has shared several images with us of her personal Arendt library and explained how Arendt has influenced her view of the world.02-18-2016
Anatole France on Education and Knowing
French writer Anatole France reflects on how education relates to knowledge in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.02-16-2016
Amor Mundi 2/14/16
In this week's Amor Mundi, we explore the appeal of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, announce a job opening, and much more!02-14-2016
Arendt and Trust in Government
We appreciate Arendt's annotations with regards to how trust factors into Locke's Two Treatises of Government in this week's Library feature.02-11-2016
Anne Frank on Having an Opinion
Anne Frank reflects on the irrevocable right to have an opinion in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.02-09-2016
“Why Are Americans So Angry?”: Remembering Imagining Crisis
Ian Storey looks to the Iowa Caucuses to wonder at what point electoral politics is reduced to the manufacture of crisis.02-07-2016
Amor Mundi 2/7/16
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the definition of public accommodation when it comes to privacy, explore dark web literature, and much more!02-07-2016
Arendt and the Functions of Political Thought
We appreciate the annotations Hannah Arendt made to an anthology of essays on political thought in this week's Library feature.02-04-2016
Paul Valery on Man and His Thoughts
Paul Valery reflects on how man relates to his thoughts in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.02-03-2016