Hannah Arendt is one of the best of 20th Century America's imported political philosophers, historians, and brooders of contemporary society. I'd recommend her over Ayn Rand for instance, most days of the week. And for her salience, she is being assailed by one of our Columbia University-ish "thought leaders." No surprise there. The matter of contention in this instance is, from one of Arendt's books, that the … [Read more...]