Hannah Arendt and Trump 2.0

Hannah Arendt and Trump 2.0

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After Donald Trump was first elected in 2016, Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism became a surprise bestseller. Arendt, who died in 1975, became a sort of prophet for the liberal "Resistance" based on her insights into lying and politics and the origins of fascism. Today, as President Trump acts with increasing authoritarianism and corruption, Arendt is still frequently quoted, but she's not the star she once was on the American left. Why? Yale historian and law professor Samuel Moyn discusses the uses and abuses of Hannah Arendt, one of the twentieth century's towering philosophers.

Further reading:

You Have Misunderstood the Relevance of Hannah Arendt by Samuel Moyn, Prospect (2020)

Men in Dark Times by Rebecca Panovka, Harper's (2021)

Lying in Politics: Hannah Arendt on Deception, Self-Deception, and the Psychology of Defactualization by Maria Popova, The Marginalian

Big Racket Man by Martin Jay for Verso Books (2023)

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