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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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Jeremy Bentham on Thinking
British philosopher Jeremy Bentham argues for the universally productive nature of thinking in this week's Thought on Thinking.06-05-2014
Amor Mundi 6/1/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we remember Maya Angelou, honor a forgotten Solidarity union movement leader, and recognize the promise of Wikipedia for digital democracy.06-02-2014
Arendt and a "Special Jewish Destiny"
anu Samnotra discusses how Arendt's understanding of fate and destiny, particularly how these concepts related to Jewish political life during the mid-twentieth century, helped shape her theories of philosophy and political theory.06-02-2014