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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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David Bowie on Thinking and Creativity
David Bowie reflects on how judgment and negative thinking can stifle creativity in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.01-12-2016
Amor Mundi 1/10/16
In our Amor Mundi, we reflect on how life pressures us to remember some pasts over others, check in on the state of American rage, and much more!01-10-2016
Arendt, Social Change, and History
We appreciate the annotations Arendt made to her copy of Nisbet's "Social Change and History" in this week's Library feature.01-07-2016
Announcing the Winners of Our 2015 Student Opinion Contest!
Announcing the Winners of Our 2015 Student Opinion Contest!01-06-2016
Sir Joshua Reynolds on the Real Labor of Thinking
Sir Joshua Reynolds comments on the lengths to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of thinking in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.01-05-2016
The Delusion of the Omnipotence
It is worth analysing the different forms of violence and asking why and how they transgress various boundaries to approach omnipotence01-03-2016
Amor Mundi 1/3/16
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the rise of amateurism in politics, contemplate the complexity of the human brain, and much more!01-03-2016
Sherwood Anderson on a Human Being's Well of Thinking
Sherwood Anderson comments on the suppression of a human being's "deep well of thinking" in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.12-29-2015
Amor Mundi 12/27/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the true meaning of Christmas, explore the dangers inherent in unmasking, and much more!12-27-2015