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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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The Courage to Be: Rev. Sylvia E. Sumter
Sacha Medjo-Akono, HAC Courage to Be student fellow, shares her thoughts on Reverend Sylvia Sumter's visit for our spring 2018 "Courage to Be" Dinner and Lecture Series.05-09-2018
Democratic Innovation
Democratic Innovation, Arendt and Marx, Our Ideological Moment, Re-opening the Closing of the American Mind, Violent vs. Non-Violent Anti-Fascism, How To Study, Interviewing the Last Slave05-06-2018
The Courage to Be: Doug Menuez
Isabella Santana, HAC Courage to Be student fellow, shares her thoughts on Doug Menuez's visit for our spring 2018 "Courage to Be" Dinner and Lecture Series.04-30-2018
The Spirit of 1968
The Spirit of 1968, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Terrifying Politics, The Deep State, The Spy In the Seminar Room, The Great Conversation, The Tendency to Turn Left04-29-2018
Echo Chambers and Motivated Reasoning
Echo Chambers and Motivated Reasoning, Against Anonymity, Character Assassination, The Need for Local Journalism, Dancing Without Chains04-22-2018
Why Arendt Today?
Why Arendt Today?, Thinking Without a Banister, The Victory of Image Making, Harpies, Combating Lies04-15-2018
The Decline of the Nation-State
The Decline of the Nation-State, A Failure of Training, Forgotten Voices, Poetry and Power04-08-2018
Anti-Semitism in the Age of Trump
Anti-Semitism in the Age of Trump, Cold War Déjà Vu?, Constitutional Rot, Fraud on The Voters, Love04-01-2018
War, Democracy, and Tyranny
War, Democracy, and Tyranny, The Rule of Law and Tyranny, The Free Press and Democracy, Thinking Without a Banister, Much Bigger Than Facebook03-25-2018