Featured Article
"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
All Categories
Piety or Rage? On the Charlie Hebdo Massacres
Seyla Benhabib has written an essay explaining what the Charlie Hebdo attacks mean to the West's negotiation with Islam in the modern world.01-10-2015
History of Judaism and Its Sects
In this week's Library feature, we appreciate a testament to Arendt's interest in Jewish historiography.01-09-2015
To Transform the Human Species
Jeffrey Champlin investigates Arendt's claim that the racist Nazi government and Soviet communist government both followed a deeper underlying idea.01-05-2015
Amor Mundi 1/4/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reevaluate our basic understanding of liberty, reflect on whether economic inequality undermines democracy, realize the blame of the Bush-Cheney White House in allowing torture to flourish in the CIA, and much more.01-05-2015
Arendt and Erdmann
In this week's Library feature, we appreciate Arendt's possession of one of J. E. Erdmann's investigations into the history of philosophy.01-02-2015
Amor Mundi 12/28/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on our reactions to the recent killing of American police officers, meditate on Pope Francis' critique of the Church leadership, identify a separation between civilian and military life as a predominant characteristic in today's war literature, and much more.12-29-2014
Thinking and Transcendence
Kazue Koishikawa reflects on Arendt's observation that thinking acquires political significance when we think beyond our own limitations.12-29-2014