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The Case for Citizen Rule with Helene Landemore | Bonus Episode #shorts #hannaharendt YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

In this bonus episode of the #podcast, host @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social interviews Hélène Landemore about her new book, "Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule".

Out now wherever you get your podcasts!

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#citizenassemblies #readinghannaharendt

Our Founder and Academic Director, @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social, regularly joins @wamc.org on The Roundtable as a panelist. Visit our website at hac.bard.edu to stay up-to-date and tune in! Next appearance is Thursday, March 5th.

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10 vor 10 vom 24.02.2026 - Play SRF Schweiz bekundet Solidarität mit der Ukraine zum Jahrestag der Invasion, nach Frauen-Euro wächst die Energie im Frauenfussball doch Infrastruktur fehlt, «Marty Supreme» – der neuste Kinoknüller trumpf...

@rogerberkowitz.bsky.social brings Arendt's reflections on truth and democracy into the current American political moment - universal themes relevant to the broader discussions we're having at the Arendt Center.

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Please note, the interview is in German.

Democracy Innovation Academy: Can Democracy Evolve? The Democracy Innovation Hub is excited to launch a monthly drop-in webinar series that operates like a reading group, but with short videos followed by discussion. Each one hour session, starting in ...

How do citizens' assemblies fit into the history of democracy and the American republic? How do climate assemblies work? The Democracy Innovation Hub of the The @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social launches a monthly drop-in webinar series.

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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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This week, we’re reading #hannaharendt essay #civildisobedience in our #virtualreadinggroup. We’ll spend two weeks with this juicy essay! Join the #VRG at hac.bard.edu and find it on YouTube and on our #ReadingHannahArendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social #podcast

You're invited: drop-in academy on #citizensassemblies #democracyinnovationhub #shorts YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

Interested in #citizensassemblies and other expressions of #democracy? Check out our new #DemocracyInnovationAcademy monthly series! @bardcollege.bsky.social @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

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Lying in Politics III-IV | Crises of the Republic #hannaharendt #podcast #shorts YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

New episode of #ReadingHannahArendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social out now, wherever you get your #podcast and at hac.podbean.com.

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What Hannah Arendt Can Teach Us Today - Roger Berkowitz | #63 YouTube video by Jesse Damiani

Out now! @jessedamiani.bsky.social interviews @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social at the Arendt Center for @urgentfutures.bsky.social

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How Could They? by Roger Berkowitz

Stop. Take five minutes right now to read this excellent essay by Roger Berkowitz of the @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social. Um, yes...it's just about the Pentagon Papers and Vietnam and has no other application.

Just read it. And pass it on.

Lying in Politics I-II | Crises of the Republic #hannaharendt #shorts #philosophy YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

Last week, we started a new read: #HannahArendt #CrisesoftheRepublic. In this first episode of the #podcast, @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social introduces the book through a discussion of parts I-II of the first essay. Listen wherever you get your podcasts and at hac.podbean.com.

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Crises of the Republic (2026) - YouTube Welcome to the Virtual Reading Group Join us for a thoughtful and spirited exploration of the works of Hannah Arendt. Founder and Academic Director Roger Ber...

Our next read in the #VirtualReadingGroup has begun! Here's our official playlist where all the sessions on #HannahArendt #CrisesoftheRepublic with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social will be shared: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New episode of the #podcast #ReadingHannahArendt where @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social discusses his essay "Candor Without Hypocrisy," which explores the current political landscape and the dangers of unrestrained candor. Find it wherever you get your podcasts and at hac.podbean.com/e/candor-wit...

Virtual Reading Group Beginning Friday, January 23, we'll start read Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disob...

We start reading a new #HannahArendt book together this week! Join us: hac.bard.edu/the-virtual-...

Last summer, @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social sat down with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social to discuss the life and work of #HannahArendt. This week, we share that conversation on the #podcast!

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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

Read his latest for our #AmorMundi weekly newsletter at medium.com/amor-mundi/c...

New bonus episode of "Reading Hannah Arendt" podcast out now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts and at hac.podbean.com.

#HannahArendt #podcast @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social

Sometimes We Have to Choose Humanity Over Justice Roger Berkowitz on Hannah Arendt, world alienation, and why we need friendships in which we can tell inappropriate jokes

Read @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social talk from last April at the PolyOpportunity Retreat in the Hudson Valley.

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I need to do some reading to catch up! I've enjoyed keeping up w/ the podcasts via youtube. This year our tree has a different tree "skirt"--ornaments, gold bottles, sports teams hankies, & McMurtry books including Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen plus Benjamin's Illuminations w/ Arendt's intro.

The Revolutionary Tradition and Its Lost Treasure (Parts III-IV), On Revolution #HannahArendt #short YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

In our final episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social of 2025, we finish “On Revolution”. Out now on your favorite podcast platform.

#HannahArendt #podcast #VirtualReadingGroup @bardcollege.bsky.social

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Jana Mader, Dir of Academic Programs at the Arendt Center, on programming highlights 2025. #shorts YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

We are a space where the next generation learns to lead and engage—work that embodies the spirit of courage and active citizenship that defined Arendt’s thought.

Please consider making a donation before December 31st to support our work: bardian.bard.edu/register/hac

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Thank you so much for being one of our top Reading #HannahArendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social podcast listeners! We appreciate you!

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...

Antonia Grunenberg and Roger Berkowitz at Maxim Gorki Theater

Books on display

Flyers on display

Programm of the event and bios of participants

VERSTEHEN WAS IST. Ein Tag für #HannahArendt mit @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social im Gespräch mit Antonia Grunenberg über "Die Zerstörung der Freiheit und die Fähigkeit zum Neubeginn".
...und unsere Bücher sind auch dabei!
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#Arendt #PoliticalTheory #Freedom

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).

What #HannahArendt book has most impacted your thinking?

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Giving Tuesday 2025 #HannahArendt #shorts YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

It’s #GivingTuesday!

With so many of us feeling the darkness of the times, we need the light that comes from #HannahArendt thinking. And that's what we're here to provide. But we can't do it alone. Please consider us in your annual giving: bardian.bard.edu/register/hac

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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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Foundation II: Novus Ordo Saeclorum | On Revolution, Chapter 5 #HannahArendt #podcast #shorts YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College

New episode of Reading #HannahArendt with @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social is out now! Find it on hac.podbean.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Just a couple more sessions with On Revolution before we post lots of great conversations before our next read!

Prentiss Cooper ’29 Wins Hannah Arendt Center Student Contest Prentiss Cooper ’29, a first year student at Bard College, has been selected as the winner of the Hannah Arendt Center’s contest for student journalism coverage of its annual conference JOY: Loving th...

We're delighted to announce the winner of this year's student writing contest and our honorable mentions!

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