Hannah Arendt’s phrase “the banality of evil” describes the terrible ordinariness of a system that makes atrocity routine. In Gaza this October, the phrase revealed itself in flesh and blood.

Arendt, a Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Germany, understood better than most how fragile human freedom can be when people stop ...

Dear Prof. Amupitan, This is not a congratulatory note. It is a summons to conscience. Last week, my concern was about who ...

Public intellectuals must emerge out of self-imposed hibernation to contribute to national development and stop acting as “nationalists” in tune with the dictates of the regime.