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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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Understanding, Ethics, and Love of the World
A member of our Twitter community shares her personal Arendt library with us and discusses how it helps inspire her own love of the world.04-03-2015
Congratulations to the Winners of the Academic Initiative on Hate and the Human Condition Essay Contest!
We are proud to announce the winners of the Academic Initiative on Hate and the Human Condition Essay Contest and publish their winning essays!04-02-2015
Edward de Bono's Thoughts on Thinking: Logic and Perception
Physician, author, inventor and consultant Edward de Bono reflects on perception and logic in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.04-01-2015
Amor Mundi 3/29/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on how poverty has changed, explore the stories of some of the leaders of the Civil Rights movement, and much more!03-30-2015
The Dangers of Cynicism
Jeffrey Jurgens explains how Arendt's treatment of Socrates warns us of the ways in which abridged thinking can beget cynicism.03-30-2015
Hannah Arendt Library: History of Dogma
In this week's Library feature, we appreciate Arendt's collection of Adolf von Harnack's multi-volume work, "History of Dogma."03-27-2015
The Courage to Be: Eyal Press
HAC student fellow Marisol Dothard recounts Eyal Press's keynote speech, which was the first installment in our "Courage to Be" dinner/lecture series.03-26-2015
Benjamin Lee Whorf's Thoughts on Thinking: On Language
American linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf reflects on the manner in which language shapes our thinking in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.03-25-2015
Bibi's Victory: Understanding the Israeli Elections
Shmuel Lederman, a visiting scholar with the Hannah Arendt Center, discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in the recent Israeli elections.03-25-2015