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Taking White Interests Seriously?
By Roger BerkowitzIsaac Chotiner of The New Yorker interviews Eric Kauffman about his new book Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration, and the Future of White Majorities. Kauffman’s book looks analyzes a double insight...
05-26-2019
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Howard Zinn on Thinking
American historian, author, playwright, and social activist Howard Zinn provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.03-04-2015
Arendt and Transformation
Thomas Wild discusses how the transformation of thinking and acting into works of art permeates Arendt's understanding of the world conceived by humankind.03-02-2015
Amor Mundi 3/1/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we wonder whether humans will eventually be replaced by more efficient machines, appeal to Karl Ove Knausgaard in our attempts to understand a uniquely American form of poverty, appreciate Peter Railton's efforts to open up a broader discussion on depression, and much more.03-02-2015
Hannah Arendt Library: St. Augustine
We appreciate Arendt's engagement with Saint Augustine's "Confessions."02-27-2015
The American Jewish Peace Archive
We recognize Aliza Becker, one of her Associate Fellows, and her creation of the American Jewish Peace Archive: An Oral History of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Activists (AJPA).02-26-2015
Eric Hoffer on Thinking
American moral and social philosopher Eric Hoffer provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.02-25-2015
Amor Mundi 2/22/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we recognize the enduring legacy of the American Revolution in American politics and rhetoric, expose the under-reported dangers of becoming a whistleblower, identify the universality all writers aspire to achieve, and much more.02-23-2015
Hannah Arendt and the Political Dangers of Emotion
Johannes Lang explores the moral and political consequences of emotion entering into the public sphere.02-23-2015
Congratulations to Michiel Bot!
We congratulate Michiel Bot, one of our post-doctoral fellows, on receiving the Witteveen Memorial Fellowship in Law and Humanities at Tilburg University.02-20-2015