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A Carnival of Destruction
The elite's complicity in mass movements lies in their thrill at unmasking societal hypocrisy, yet this descent into shamelessness fuels a carnival of destruction that empowers mob rule. Straddling the line between boldness and brazen disregard, figures like Trump and Musk embody the seductive but corrosive allure of totalitarian nihilism.11-17-2024
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Presuppositions: Reply to Benhabib and Jay
Raymond Geuss responds to Seyla Benhabib’s rejoinder. View the debate via the links below the full text of the essay.07-13-2019
“What do we do now?”
Why Arendt Refuses to Answer
Chiara T. Ricciardone is Provost and Faculty Member of the Activist Graduate School and an NEH Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center of Bard College (2018–19). 07-13-2019
The Courage to Be
A film from Bard student Jonathan Fine about the Hannah Arendt Center's spring semester course and dinner lecture series on courage.07-13-2019
Democratic Happiness
Roger Berkowitz looks at two essays presenting differing views on democracy.07-13-2019
What We're Reading: Cultural Criticism
Hannah Arendt Center fellow Thomas Chatterton Williams responds to a New York Times op-ed.07-13-2019
Hannah Arendt Award for Political Thought
Samantha Hill notes an honor shared by Hannah Arendt Center director Roger Berkowitz and Jerome Kohn.07-13-2019
Human Being in an Inhuman Age
Roger Berkowitz wrote this essay, first published in the HA Journal, on Arendt, the technological revolution, and the singularity.06-29-2019
The Fundamental Chord: Remembering Carl Heidenreich
Max FeldmanWe first published this essay by Max L. Feldman earlier this year.
06-29-2019
Is Liberal Democracy Our Future?
This talk was a part of the Hannah Arendt Center's 10th annual conference, "Crises of Democracy: Thinking in Dark Times".06-29-2019