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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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Hannah Arendt and The Narratable Self
Laurie Naranch discusses how the Italian philosopher Adriana Cavarero uses Arendt to argue for a narratable self in defense of individual uniqueness.03-23-2015
Hannah Arendt Library: The Age of the Democratic Revolution
In this week's Library feature, we appreciate the annotations Arendt made to her copy of "The Age of the Democratic Revolution."03-20-2015
Luther Burbank's Thoughts on Thinking: A "Clean" Mind
American botanist and horticulturalist Luther Burbank provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.03-18-2015
The Deprivations of Privacy
Lance Strate discusses how Arendt teaches us about the mutability of privacy.03-16-2015
Amor Mundi 3/15/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on how solitude can provide our inner voices with room to flourish, and much more!03-16-2015
A Student's Personal Arendt Library
In this week's Library feature, we appreciate a student's personal Arendt library.03-13-2015
Thomas Szasz on Thinking
Psychiatrist and academic Thomas Szasz provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.03-11-2015
Amor Mundi 3/8/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on how certain curricula in schools today are undermining moral facts, realize that the penalty for leakers of sensitive information varies depending on one's connections, uncover 'discriminatory intent' within and beyond the Ferguson police department, and much more!03-09-2015
Hannah Arendt on Use and Consumption
Philip Walsh discusses Hannah Arendt's critique of the consumer society that was emerging in the 1950s.03-09-2015