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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 -- Among Friends?
Jerome Kohn remembers Hannah Arendt on the 40th anniversary of her death.12-03-2015
Madame Swetchine on the Garlands of Our Thoughts
Madame Swetchine draws a metaphor between thinking and nature in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.12-01-2015
Amor Mundi 11/29/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we explore the real issues behind the ongoing student protests, examine the role of race in Oscar Pitorius' trial, and much more!11-29-2015
Theodore H. White on Thinking Unlike Your Friends
Theodore H. White discusses what it means to go against the thinking of your friends in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.11-24-2015
Amor Mundi 11/22/15
In our Amor Mundi, we reflect on the rhetoric used by student protests, explore the question of the United States accepting Syrian refugees, and more!11-22-2015
Hannah Arendt and the Working Class
We appreciate the annotations Hannah Arendt made to E. P. Thompson's "The Making of the English Working Class" in this week's Library feature.11-19-2015
Albert Camus on Thinking People Resisting the Executioners
Albert Camus discusses the responsibility of thinking people in a world of victims and executioners in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.11-17-2015
Amor Mundi 11/15/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on Arendt's understanding of evil and good in wake of the Paris attacks, scrutinize farmers markets, and much more!11-15-2015
Hannah Arendt and the Links of a Thinker
Christo Datso shares an image of his personal Arendt library that attempts to convey how every thinker, including Arendt, comes into connection with others.11-12-2015