Free speech, in any form of expression, has been a heavily contested topic this weekend in regards to the National Football League (NFL). It began at a rally on Friday, September 22 when President …
Authoritarian practices of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. By Alexander Henshaw-Greene at Boston University.
Stealth Authoritarianism, as expressed by Ozan Varol, refers to regime practices that make a country less democratic without outright violating laws or repressing opposition. Varol writes that stealth …
Is the U.S. in the throngs of totalitarianism? According to history (and Arendt), not yet. By Amalia Perez at Brown University.
More than half a century after being written, Hannah Arendt's hypotheses explaining the roots and contours of totalitarianism remain, unequivocally, a preeminent theoretical framework. The Origins of …
Welcome to the blog
Welcome to our cross-university blog. Each week students use this forum to analyze current events in the US or elsewhere through the lens of materials we read and discuss in class. In weeks …