There is a ballot question in my state this November about whether gun regulations passed in 2024 should remain in place. There have been spirited interactions on the Nextdoor app, as you might imagine. Much of the disagreement is focused on the obvious dangers of guns (that the US has some of the highest gunContinue reading “Gun Rights and the Constitution”
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Arendt, Violence, Power, and ICE
Reports from observers on the ground and from news agencies have documented appalling violence committed by ICE in Minneapolis since agents arrived there in late December 2025, targeting both suspected undocumented immigrants and US citizens alike. What is going on here? I want to explore this moment through Hannah Arendt’s analysis of political violence asContinue reading “Arendt, Violence, Power, and ICE”