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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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Stalinism in Retrospect: Hannah Arendt

Peter Baehr analyzes “Stalinism in Retrospect”, Arendt's contribution to Columbia’s Seminar on Communism, with respect to her theories on totalitarianism.
09-30-2015
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Peter Drucker on Asking the Wrong Questions

Peter Drucker offers his views on asking the wrong questions in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.
09-29-2015
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Amor Mundi 9/27/15

In this week's Amor Mundi, we explore the features of Nazi antisemitism, reflect on whether bureaucracy can secure liberty, and much more!
09-27-2015
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Hannah Arendt and America's Blood-Won Liberty

We appreciate some marginalia Arendt made in her copy of "Lectures on the French Revolution" in relation to America, revolution theory, and liberty.
09-24-2015
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Charles William Eliot on the Thoughts of an Efficient Man

Charles William Eliot provides his comments on how an efficient man is capable of thinking in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.
09-22-2015
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Amor Mundi 9/20/15

In our Amor Mundi, we reflect on how bureaucratic culture is spoiling freedom on college campuses, wonder at persistent government surveillance, and more!
09-20-2015
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Hannah Arendt, Kingship and the Gods

On a recent trip to the Hannah Arendt Collection, we came across this copy of Henri Frankfort's Kingship and the Gods.
09-17-2015
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Announcing Our 2015 Courage to Be Essay Contest Winner!

The Hannah Arendt Center is pleased to announce the winner of its 2015 Courage to Be Essay Contest!
09-16-2015
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Joseph Joubert on Grand and Beautiful Thoughts

Joseph Joubert comments on what is needed to comprehend a grand and beautiful thought in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.
09-15-2015
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