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"Something has happened to the fabric of society"
This essay contrasts Mister Rogers' vision of neighborliness with the harsh treatment of legal immigrants in the United States, focusing on the case of Kseniia Petrova. It explores how class resentment and institutional silence have enabled arbitrary cruelty toward those who came here to contribute.04-13-2025
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Amor Mundi 11/22/15
In our Amor Mundi, we reflect on the rhetoric used by student protests, explore the question of the United States accepting Syrian refugees, and more!11-22-2015
Hannah Arendt and the Working Class
We appreciate the annotations Hannah Arendt made to E. P. Thompson's "The Making of the English Working Class" in this week's Library feature.11-19-2015
Albert Camus on Thinking People Resisting the Executioners
Albert Camus discusses the responsibility of thinking people in a world of victims and executioners in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.11-17-2015
On the Justice of Institutions and of Persons: Impartiality and Dependency in Martha Nussbaum and Hannah Arendt
Arendt scarcely addressed distributive justice, but her reasoning could augment that of Martha Nussbaum, who criticized the liberal model of John Rawls.11-15-2015
Amor Mundi 11/15/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on Arendt's understanding of evil and good in wake of the Paris attacks, scrutinize farmers markets, and much more!11-15-2015
Hannah Arendt and the Links of a Thinker
Christo Datso shares an image of his personal Arendt library that attempts to convey how every thinker, including Arendt, comes into connection with others.11-12-2015
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
Busy Nobody
While human natality can make freedom appear and disappear, the busy nobody also has the capacity to block the initiative that would manifest human freedom.11-08-2015