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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 - Panel One of "The Burden of Our Times" (2009)
A new weekly feature on the Blog, the Arendt Center uses its video archives to remember all of the exciting events it has hosted over the years. This week, it revisits the first panel of its second annual fall conference, "The Burden of Our Times."07-03-2014
Florence Scovel Shinn on Thinking
American artist Florence Scovel Shinn's Thoughts on Thinking.07-02-2014
Amor Mundi 6/29/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the quantitative nature of soccer, appreciate the power of citizen journalism abroad, and wonder about how people are connected to their digital avatars.06-30-2014
Arendt and Exceptionalism
Jennie Han explores Arendt's notion of exceptionlism via two modern examples--the "New American" student and the extraordinary father figure.06-30-2014
The Banality of Evil and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" seems to resonate with Hannah Arendt's notion of the "banality of evil." However, there are important distinctions that separate these conceptualizations of human brutality and inhumanity.06-28-2014
Eric Hoffer on Thinking
American philosopher Eric Hoffer formulates an interesting interpretation of thinking in this week's Thought on Thinking.06-25-2014
Amor Mundi 6/22/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we weigh in on a heated battle in the world of journalism, appreciate the benefits of osmotic learning, and relate the World Cup to Alexis de Tocqueville.06-23-2014
Politics and Violence: Arendt on the Idea of a Jewish Army
Faisal Baluch discusses Hannah Arendt's distinction between politics and violence and how she uses this perspective to understand the creation of a "Jewish army" as a necessary step towards Jewish freedom.06-23-2014
The Conscience of Edward Snowden
Roger Berkowitz shares how Edward Snowden's appeal to acting out of conscience influences our view of him as either hero or criminal.06-21-2014