Arendt, a Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Germany, understood better than most how fragile human freedom can be when people stop ...

In the middle of the 20th century, philosopher-in-exile Hannah Arendt identified loneliness as a key factor in the ideologies that brought about so much of the time’s devastation. Now, in the 21st ...

IN 1975 A young senator named Joe Biden heard of a lecture that Hannah Arendt had recently given at Faneuil Hall in Boston, on America’s need for a reckoning after the Vietnam war, now that the “big ...

Hannah Arendt came up with ideas for “The Origins of Totalitarianism” while observing Hitler. Adolf Hitler projected his own narrative into his campaign speeches, giving his followers a coherent story ...

It was once considered a virtue. Why do some people now think it’s a bad thing? By Jennifer Szalai Paul Klee’s “Angelus Novus,” which inspired Walter Benjamin, Laurie Anderson and Wim Wenders, will go ...

Nearly every day someone or other on my social media feeds will share the same quote by Hannah Arendt. It reads: “This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring ...

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Hannah Arendt’s death, the Triplex Cinema will screen the documentary “Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny” on Sunday, Oct. 12, followed by a discussion with ...

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