“The Psychology of Totalitarianism” is a book for our time. It should be high on the reading list of anyone who wants to understand our cultural moment, and to make an informed and effective response.

From a historical, socio-political angle, what we are witnessing now in the U.S., stemming from what has been labeled "Trumpism" by some political scientists, is not new. The intimidation and ...

One of the main lessons of Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism is that we must actively think in the now, and try to grasp ...

We’ve seen a spike over the last few years in the use of the word “authoritarianism.” This is the predictable result of the recent rise of authoritarian regimes which, to a greater or lesser extent, ...

NEWS ANALYSIS: Pope Francis sparked a furor when he urged Chinese Catholics to be ‘good citizens,’ but experts say the Church, by its very nature, remains a thorn in the side of contemporary ...

Classicist Kuin (Lucian’s Laughing Gods) offers a enthralling intellectual history of Diogenes, the founder of Cynicism—a word derived from the Greek for “dog,” the moniker Continue reading » One Bad ...