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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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William James on the True, the Right, and the Expedient
William James reflects on the true and the right as expedients in the way of our thinking in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.11-10-2015
Amor Mundi 11/8/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we explore a culture of 'vindictive protectiveness' at Yale, reflect on the democratic utility of libraries, and much more!11-08-2015
Hannah Arendt and Reading for Change
Connel Fanning recently shared this image from his Reading for Change Book Club featuring Hannah Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem.11-05-2015
Sigmund Freud on the Experimental Nature of Thought
Sigmund Freud reflects reflects on the experimental and methodical nature of thought in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.11-03-2015
Amor Mundi 11/1/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we discuss the permanent purgatory of refugee camps, reflect on the infantalizing notion of trigger warnings on campus, and much more.11-01-2015
Hannah Arendt and The Muqaddimah
On a recent trip to the Hannah Arendt Collection, we came across a three-volume copy of The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History.10-29-2015
The 2016 Hannah Arendt Circle Is Now Accepting Papers!
The Department of Philosophy at West Chester University will be hosting the tenth independent conference of the Hannah Arendt Circle, March 10-12, 2016.10-28-2015
Rumi on the Heartache and Sorrow of Thinking
The Persian poet Rumi reflects on the heartache and sorrow involved in thinking in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.10-27-2015
Amor Mundi 10/25/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we follow one family's escape from Syria as they seek asylum elsewhere, remember Sheldon Wolin, and much more!10-25-2015