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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 12/21/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on how Ferguson has irrevocably changed the national dialogue on racism, identify the real moral questions surrounding the CIA Torture Report, marvel at the use of "selfies" as a form of protest, and much more.12-22-2014
Arendt and Datapolitik
Davide Panagia discusses how our relationship to the "real world" has been undermined by our connection to data, leading to a new form of political power called datapolitik.12-22-2014
An Arendtian Library - German, English, and Dutch
In this week's Library feature, we appreciate a personal library of Arendt's works submitted by a member of the international Arendt community.12-19-2014
Video Archives - Lunchtime Talk with Laura Ephraim (February 2011)
In this week's Video Archives, we look back on a Lunchtime Talk former HAC post-doctoral and associate fellow Laura Ephraim delivered in 2011, in which she provides an Arendtian critique of Ray Kurzweil’s writings on ‘the Singularity.’12-18-2014
Amor Mundi 12/14/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the disclosure of the CIA torture report, celebrate those efforts that are dedicated to keeping "forgotten" memories of Chinese history alive, wonder at the influence Fidel Castro may have had on Hannah Arendt, and much more!12-15-2014
Violence, Art, and Our Crisis in Culture
Laurie Naranch suggests that people's horror at the violence they witness every day can inspire them to attend to things in the common world.12-15-2014
Announcing Our 2014 Thinking Challenge Winners!
We announce the winners of our 2014 Thinking Challenge: Rosa Schwartzburg and Alix Tate!12-13-2014
Aristotle and Arendt
In this week's Library feature, we acknowledge how Aristotle helped shape Arendt's philosophy.12-12-2014