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Amor Mundi 8/10/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we appreciate the magic of C.S. Lewis' Narnia, learn about an app that attempts to quantify the soul, obtain an inside look into Gazan everyday life during times of war, and much more.

Isaiah Berlin and the Collision of Values

Scholar Ian Storey discusses Isaiah Berlin and the notion that politics demands we surpass acceptance to reach a level of moral and ethical understanding of one another.

The Two American Constitutional Freedoms

Roger Berkowitz revisits Robert Pranger's essay "The Decline of the American National Government" and in so doing identifies the importance of upholding a proper role for government, both local and national.

Video Archives - Roger Berkowitz L&T Lecture (2010)

In this week's Video Archives, we take a look back at a lecture Roger Berkowitz delivered back in 2010 on the importance of humanity.

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, on Thinking

French writer and moralist Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, provides this week's Thought on Thinking.

Amor Mundi 8/3/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on conservatism in the contemporary political environment, wonder whether liberal Zionism has exhausted its options, and wonder about a "crisis in culture" as evident in creative writing.

The Demand for “Beginning” in the Face of the Unprecedented

HAC Associate Fellow Jeff Jurgens explains Arendt's view that judges need to be equipped to make decisions beyond the scope of legal precedent, such as in cases of genocide. He then explains how this view informed her support for the creation of an international criminal court.

The Radical As the Vanguard of the Status Quo

Roger Berkowitz argues that one-sided perspectives of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict serve to only perpetuate the violence. He then observes how leaders and discussions that shy away from radicalism could begin to forge a middle ground.

Our 100/10 Membership Challenge Ends Tomorrow!

Roger Berkowitz addresses the HAC community as part of the 100/10 membership challenge, which ends Friday, August 1st.