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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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The Battle of Ideas: A Personal Arendt Library
We appreciate a photo of a personal Arendt library that includes, among other things, a thinking cap that is used to aid the reader in the battle of ideas.05-01-2015
Ray Bradbury's Thoughts on Thinking: Unconscious Creativity
Ray Bradbury reflects on the dangers thinking poses to creativity in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.04-29-2015
Archimedes and the Anthropocene
Jeffrey Champlin discusses how Arendt's use of the "Archimedean point" in Chapter 5 of The Human Condition helps us understand the Anthropocene.04-27-2015
Amor Mundi 4/26/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the occurrence of violence in our world, meditate on the benefits of a college education, and much more!04-27-2015
Hannah Arendt Collection: The Life and Work of Adolf Hitler
We visit the Hannah Arendt Collection and peruse a number of books dedicated to understanding the character and political aspirations of Adolf Hitler.04-24-2015
The Courage to Be: Uday Mehta
Zelda May Bas, a student fellow with the Hannah Arendt Center, recounts our second "Courage to Be" dinner, during which Uday Mehta spoke on Gandhi.04-23-2015
Albert Einstein's Thoughts on Thinking: Reading and Laziness
Albert Einstein reflects how too much reading and not enough thinking can beget laziness in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.04-22-2015
Critical Thinking, Judgment, and Empathy
Jennie Han discusses how Arendt's and Kant's conceptions of critical thinking help open us up to the rest of the world.04-20-2015
Amor Mundi 4/19/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we appeal to the banality of evil in acknowledging Holocaust Memorial Day, meditate on the importance of privacy, and much more!04-20-2015