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When We Choose Knaves
The Alien and Enemies Act gives the President nearly unfettered power to expel non-citizens in times of war and the Supreme Court has given the President great leeway to determine what is and what is not a war. What we are witnessing is less a constitutional crisis than a cold and cruel manipulation of existing laws to stoke fear that is shocking to our humanist sensibilities. 03-23-2025
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Thucydides on Thinking
Athenian historian and political philosopher Thucydides provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.09-24-2014
Amor Mundi 9/21/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we appreciate the meaning of artistic talent to our physical and mental health, seek to understand Martin Heidegger's atypical and metaphysical Nazism, revel at the joy that is revision, and much more.09-22-2014
Arendt, Matisse, and Stripping Away the Face
Anne O'Byrne discusses Arendt's reaction to a Matisse exhibition and what "stripping away the face" means for our humanness.09-22-2014
Is America Coming Apart?
Roger Berkowitz discusses American exceptionalism and its decline as evinced in Charles Murray's "Coming Apart".09-21-2014
Arendt and Kant
In this week's Library feature, we marvel at Arendt's impressive collection of Kant's works.09-19-2014
Amor Mundi 9/14/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we recognize the similarities between art and athleticism, reflect on President Obama's unexpected embrace of unilateralism, examine human relationships in an increasingly mechanized world, and much more.09-15-2014
Walter Benjamin and "Drilling" for Pearls
Laurie Naranch discusses Walter Benjamin and Hannah Arendt's shared investment in literary pearls, fragments, and moments.09-15-2014