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When We Choose Knaves
The Alien and Enemies Act gives the President nearly unfettered power to expel non-citizens in times of war and the Supreme Court has given the President great leeway to determine what is and what is not a war. What we are witnessing is less a constitutional crisis than a cold and cruel manipulation of existing laws to stoke fear that is shocking to our humanist sensibilities. 03-23-2025
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Hannah Arendt Library: Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
In this week's Library feature, we appreciate Hannah Arendt's collection of the works of German philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling.03-06-2015
Howard Zinn on Thinking
American historian, author, playwright, and social activist Howard Zinn provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.03-04-2015
Amor Mundi 3/1/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we wonder whether humans will eventually be replaced by more efficient machines, appeal to Karl Ove Knausgaard in our attempts to understand a uniquely American form of poverty, appreciate Peter Railton's efforts to open up a broader discussion on depression, and much more.03-02-2015
Hannah Arendt Library: St. Augustine
We appreciate Arendt's engagement with Saint Augustine's "Confessions."02-27-2015
The American Jewish Peace Archive
We recognize Aliza Becker, one of her Associate Fellows, and her creation of the American Jewish Peace Archive: An Oral History of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Activists (AJPA).02-26-2015
Eric Hoffer on Thinking
American moral and social philosopher Eric Hoffer provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.02-25-2015
Amor Mundi 2/22/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we recognize the enduring legacy of the American Revolution in American politics and rhetoric, expose the under-reported dangers of becoming a whistleblower, identify the universality all writers aspire to achieve, and much more.02-23-2015
Hannah Arendt Library: Karl Marx
In this week's Library feature, we appreciate Arendt's collection of books on Marxist capitalism.02-20-2015
Congratulations to Michiel Bot!
We congratulate Michiel Bot, one of our post-doctoral fellows, on receiving the Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities at Tilburg University.02-20-2015