Daily Archives: March 11, 2016

Hannah Arendt & Identity Politics

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Max West

From a brief article on Hannah Arendt in the LA Review of Books: The most famous case of Arendt misunderstanding — possibly willfully — the political effects of identity was on display in the controversy overEichmann in Jerusalem. In this … Continue reading →

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Politico: Could the West Survive a President Trump?

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Max West

“Could the West Survive a President Trump?” screams a Politico headline. No, not the American West… but the ‘Western World’ itself! PARIS — After a long period of being in denial about the strange events across the pond, many European … Continue reading →

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… And Another Theme

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Max West
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