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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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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
The Story of Reconciliation
Arie Amaya-Akkermans explores the sources of Arendt's indebtedness to storytelling.07-21-2014
When The Hell That Is War Loses Its Power
Roger Berkowitz discusses the Hell the Middle East is fast becoming and wonders, in a world where war has lost its power as a tool of statecraft, what new tools might ultimately be able to solve interstate disputes.07-19-2014
Video Archives - Free Speech Lecture Delivered by Zephyr Teachout (2012)
We recall a lecture delivered by Zephyr Teachout in 2012 in which she offers a historically and philosophically rooted critique of the practice of lobbying and the connection between the legal concepts of money, power, and speech in the American political system.07-17-2014