The Hollowing Out of War Crimes by Roger Berkowitz

"We have not abandoned the laws of war so much as hollowed them out, preserving them in principle while enforcing them only in their most extreme form." - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social in #AmorMundi

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Boldness and the Virtuosity of Power by Roger Berkowitz

"What is the role of boldness in politics and international affairs? I ask in all seriousness." - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

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Was Arendt Wrong? by Roger Berkowitz

"During a talk last week in Bozeman, Montana, I was asked to give examples of when #HannahArendt was wrong. The question is disarmingly simple." - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

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Für alle die nicht mehr können bei all diesen Nachrichten: Hört dieses Gespräch, ohne Realitätsflucht und doch ermutigend und wohltuend.

#podcastempfehlung (ich weiss es ist eine TV-Sendung aber man kann sie auch als podcast hören/abonnieren ;-))
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Candor Without Hypocrisy by Roger Berkowitz

"At the beginning of President Trump’s second term, I committed myself to looking past the noise. The past week challenges that discipline." - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

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Friendship and the Foundations of Politics by Roger Berkowitz

In this week's essay for #AmorMundi, @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social discusses Friendship and the Foundations of Politics. Find it on Medium here: medium.com/amor-mundi/f...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the death of one of the 20th century's most influential political thinkers, Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 - December 4, 1975).

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The Bitter Pill of Post-Truth: Learning to Live in Plurality by Roger Berkowitz

In his most recent essay, @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social explores how confirmation bias presses us to choose between truth and power.

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The Augustinian Pope quoted Hannah Arendt? Yeah, that makes sense.

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Arendt and MacIntyre on Corruption and Power by Roger Berkowitz

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The Declaration of Freedom by Roger Berkowitz

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Antisemitism and the Anti-Semite: Accusation and Ideology by Roger Berkowitz

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Dropping Bombs by Roger Berkowitz

"Trump loves to drop bombs. Usually his bombs are verbal... He seeks advantage by crossing lines, eviscerating norms, changing the rules of the game, and exercising unexpected cruelty." - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

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Optimism in Dark Times by Roger Berkowitz

"For Arendt, civil disobedience is the political activity of organized dissent against patently unjust and unconstitutional government action." - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social in this week's #AmorMundi essay.

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If you liked @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social interview with Zephyr Teachout this week, you’ll love this! youtu.be/_x4rszALn2A?...

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Corruption and the Breaking of Democracy: An Interview with Zephyr Teachout by Roger Berkowitz

@rogerberkowitz.bsky.social asked Zephyr Teachout, Professor at Fordham + author of "Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United," to weigh in on the current #ageofcorruption.

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The Age of Hypocrisy by Roger Berkowitz

“Today, what animates voters is not only economic pain or prosperity—it's the rage against hypocrisy.” @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social in this week’s essay for #amormundi Subscribe to our newsletter! medium.com/amor-mundi/t...

The New Phalarian Bull and the Retreat from Reality by Roger Berkowitz

@rogerberkowitz.bsky.social, in this weekend’s newsletter, explores what makes us think. Read it here and subscribe to #amormundi. medium.com/amor-mundi/t...

The Courage to Be a Citizen by Roger Berkowitz

"Arendt’s belief that the best protection against tyranny is habituating the citizenry into... thinking from the public interest is the reason the Arendt Center is working today to encourage citizen assemblies around the country." - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social #AmorMundi
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The Radical Politics of Joy by Roger Berkowitz

@rogerberkowitz.bsky.social discusses why JOY is this year's #ArendtCon2025 theme in yesterday's #AmorMundi newsletter: medium.com/amor-mundi/t...

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ANNOUNCING OUR 2025 FALL CONFERENCE THEME! Check out our website for more details at hac.bard.edu. 🤗 Stay tuned here and in our weekly newsletter for more this summer!

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Civil Disobedience and the Spirit of American Democracy As fear and retaliation become tools of political control, this piece calls for collective dissent to defend democratic norms and constitutional freedoms under increasing pressure from the Trump admin...

In #AmorMundi @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social argues that civil disobedience is essential to preserving American democracy. At a time when democratic norms are under threat, only collective, organized acts of resistance can restore political freedom. hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/c...

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It’s Political Power, Stupid Today’s populist revolts against globalization are not only economic in nature—they are fundamentally political. As Hannah Arendt warned, the elevation of economics over politics, especial...

In this week's #AmorMundi, @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social thinks through today's populist revolts and Trump's tariffs. "#HannahArendt warned that when economics overwhelms politics, we lose more than policy autonomy..."

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We had a wonderful Courage to Be dinner lecture featuring Clare Kehoe of Morgan's Message. Read the student organizer's reflection piece in this weekend's newsletter. Subscribe to #AmorMundi: lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/xudg6un/H...

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Hannah Arendt and the Constitution of Freedom This week I gave a lecture at the University of São Paulo in Brazil that asked, Why Law Alone Can’t Defend Democracy—and why Only Power Can Check Power.  | Hannah Arendt Center...

Last week, @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social gave a lecture at the University of Sao Paulo on Why Law Alone Can’t Defend Democracy—and why Only Power Can Check Power. We published a transcript of the talk in this week's #AmorMundi. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter!

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When We Choose Knaves  The Alien and Enemies Act gives the President nearly unfettered power to expel non-citizens in times of war and the Supreme Court has given the President great leeway to determine what is and what is ...

"What we are witnessing is less a constitutional crisis than a cold and cruel manipulation of existing laws to stoke fear that is shocking to our humanist sensibilities." - @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social in this week's #AmorMundi. hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/w...

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Democracy and Dissent Today, it is worth recalling Arendt’s foundational defense of public dissent as well as her outspoken resistance to legalized denaturalization based on political opinions.  | Hannah Arendt ...

"We are living through another moment when American politics is aiming to quell dissent." @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social thinks through the current American moment and the case of #MahmoudKhalil with an Arendtian lens.

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Amor Mundi Amor Mundi, a publication of the Hannah Arendt Center of Bard College

In this weekend's newsletter, @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social shares what he's been reading and reflects on power in #politics and patrimonial authority.

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Thanks, @Arendt_Center, for #AmorMundi 3/15/15