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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 and the Ansermet's Foundations of Music
We appreciate Hannah Arendt's copy of The Foundations of music in human consciousness in this week's Library feature.05-29-2015
C. S. Lewis on Comfort and Truth-Seeking
C. S. Lewis distinguishes man's pursuit of comfort as compared to that of truth in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.05-26-2015
Amor Mundi 5/24/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the promise of the Class of 2015, relate Arendt's thoughts on Eichmann to a modern mass murderer, and much more.05-25-2015
Hans Morgenthau and Hannah Arendt
We appreciate Hannah Arendt's collection of the writings of political theorist Hans Morgenthau in this week's Library feature.05-21-2015
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus on Thinking and Action
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus reflects on thinking and action in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.05-20-2015
Amor Mundi 5/17/15
In our Amor Mundi, we meditate on death and the ephemeral nature of the body, investigate the inhuman nature of humanities conferences, and much more!05-18-2015
The Hannah Arendt Library: Black Reconstruction in America
We appreciate two annotations Arendt made to her copy of "Black Reconstruction in America" in this week's Library feature.05-15-2015
The Courage to Be: Jeanne van Heeswijk
Bethany Zulick, a HAC student fellow, recounts Jeanne van Heeswijk's lecture for our spring 2015 "Courage to Be" dinner/speaker series.05-14-2015
Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Thoughts on Thinking: Live to Write
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of Charles Lindbergh, reflects on writing, thinking, and life in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.05-13-2015