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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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Amor Mundi 7/19/15
In our Amor Mundi, we explore some of the questions raised by Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman," reflect on our modern information economy, and much more!07-19-2015
The Hannah Arendt Collection: A History
In this week's Library feature, we felt it important to dedicate a post that relates the history of the Hannah Arendt Collection.07-16-2015
Apply Now for a Tenure Track Professorship in Political Theory at Bard College!
Bard College is hiring a tenure track professor in Political Theory (good grounding in the history of political thinking) and European Politics.07-15-2015
Lao-Tze on How Thoughts Translate into Destiny
Lao-Tze traces how thoughts translate into an individual's destiny in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.07-14-2015
Amor Mundi 7/12/15
In our Amor Mundi, we reflect on the exceptional place the black church holds in American culture, discuss the importance of encryption, and much more!07-12-2015
Monument To War
In The Human Condition, Arendt at one point discusses a type of monument, that complicates the process of creating historical memory through a common world.07-12-2015
A Hannah Arendt Library: Michiel Foucault and the Refugee Problem
We are pleased to share an image of a personal Arendt library sent along by, Natasha Saunders, a student at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.07-09-2015
Henry David Thoreau on Creating a Deep Mental Path
Henry David Thoreau reflects on how continuous thought helps to create a deep mental path that will shape our lives in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.07-07-2015
Amor Mundi 7/5/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the fate of the modern novel, wonder whether automation is about to replace human labor, and much more!07-05-2015