In Hannah Arendt’s “Origins of Totalitarianism,” she looks at the rise of totalitarianism and its effects on humanity. In our contemporary discourse, we have returned to her analysis as we see the ...

We’ve seen a spike over the last few years in the use of the word “authoritarianism.” This is the predictable result of the recent rise of authoritarian regimes which, to a greater or lesser extent, ...

In the weeks since the election of President Donald J. Trump, sales of George Orwell’s “1984” have skyrocketed. But so have those of a lesser-known title, “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” by a German ...

Racism, lying by officials, cracks in the edifice of civil society, widespread stupidity, and the lure of authority—these are among the issues that plagued Hannah Arendt during her years in the United ...

Live Not By Lies, a new documentary series released by Angel Studios, is warning against contemporary western culture’s love for comfort, safety, and security as a disguise for totalitarianism’s ...

Surveillance systems are being dramatically repositioned by the rapid embrace of AI technologies at societal levels. Governments, as well as tech giants, are further developing their AI-related tools ...

President Joe Biden met with historians at the White House last week, The Washington Post reported. People familiar with the conversation said the historians warned Biden about totalitarianism's rise.

Thanks to the election of Donald Trump, Dog Eared Books in San Francisco has a whole new section. It’s right up front and filled with books about social justice. Dan Weiss, head buyer of new books for ...

Last Thursday Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman issued a warning in the New York Times. “The pandemic will eventually end,” he wrote, “but democracy, once lost, may never come back. And we’re much ...

As the 2020 presidential election nears, this new blog will explore the intersection of politics, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis—and the mental health professions’ sometimes checkered past on these ...