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Temptations of Tyranny
Rod Dreher’s conflicted support for President Trump illustrates a broader crisis among intellectual conservatives who fear the "soft totalitarianism" of liberal institutions yet embrace the hard authoritarianism of executive overreach. Drawing on Hannah Arendt’s political thought, the essay contends that true freedom is preserved not through charismatic leaders but through the multiplication and decentralization of citizen power. Revitalizing democracy, it argues, requires stubborn, local acts of collective governance rather than the dangerous temptation to concentrate authority in a single figure.04-27-2025
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Amor Mundi 7/27/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we explain the problem of American education using Campbell's law, marvel at the expansiveness of the U.S. prison system, and rethink the tradition and history of Ivy League schools.07-28-2014
Beware of the Drones!
Levin has studied surveillance techniques for years and he came to think with us about how the present obsession with drones will transform our landscape and our imaginations. At a time when the obsession with drones in the media is focused on their offensive capacities, it is important to recall that drones were originally developed as a surveillance technology. If drones are to become omnipresent in our lives, what will that mean?07-27-2014
A Sport of Nature
In this week's Weekend Read, Roger Berkowitz honors the memory of the late Nadine Gordimer and observes that the human world is a place of continuous and exciting change.07-26-2014
NEH Summer Arendt Seminar
We celebrate the conclusion of a five-week NEH Summer Seminar taught on the political philosophy of Arendt.07-25-2014
Video Archives - Racism Lecture Delivered by Robert Bernasconi (2011)
This week, we look back at a lecture Robert Bernasconi delivered in 2011 on racism and Enlightenment thinkers Locke and Kant.07-24-2014
A Letter From Roger Berkowitz
Roger Berkowitz discusses some exciting new developments at the Hannah Arendt Center and announces this year's 100/10 member challenge.07-22-2014
Contests, Drawings, and More!
The Hannah Arendt Center lays out the rules for the many drawings and contests it has planned for this year's 100/10 membership challenge.07-22-2014
Amor Mundi 7/20/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we identify a Silicon Valley cliche, wonder if the end of dangerous thinking is near, celebrate the power of liberal arts, and much more.07-21-2014