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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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Video Archives - "The Destiny of Freedom" Lecture by Philippe Nonet (2012)
In this week's Video Archives, we look back to Philippe Nonet's 2012 lecture at Bard College, "The Destiny of Freedom: From Kant to Heidegger."08-28-2014
The Spirit of Revolution
Roger Berkowitz emphasizes the need to restore spaces and possibilities for the experience of freedom, including in democratic states.08-25-2014
Amor Mundi 8/24/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we recognize the continuing relevance of humanities in the university system, identify the emptiness and fear that motivates modern-day antisemitism and Islamophobia, reflect on the world that allowed the ISIS militant group to emerge, and much more.08-25-2014
Jacques Ranciere and Hannah Arendt on Democratic Politics
Roger Berkowitz discusses the nature of democracy in the modern world and compares Jacque's Ranciere's conceptualization of this "paradoxical politics" with that of Hannah Arendt.08-23-2014
Video Archives - Lunchtime Talk with Victor Granado Almena (2011)
In this week's Video Archives, we look back on a Lunchtime Talk with Victor Granado Almena on cosmopolitan citizenship in a global age.08-21-2014
Freedom, "Betweenness", and the Meaning of Politics
Laurie Naranch discusses Arendt's work to understand the meaning of politics and why she sees her answer in the relationships of individuals.08-18-2014
Amor Mundi 8/17/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we examine how some local police departments in the U.S. have become over-militarized, illustrate why it is still important to study the classics, and search with Peter Matthiessen for the elusive snow leopard in the Himalayas.08-18-2014