In Part One of this essay, I introduced the Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity among Peoples, along with Hannah Arendt’s involvement in the potential selection of the 1963 prize winner. I highlighted that her correspondence with Dan Jacobson and Karl Jaspers regarding potential nominees...

On August 18, 1963, Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) described in a letter to Dan Jacobson (1929-2014), a South African writer residing in London, what she believed was “the greatest difference between South Africa and the [United] States.” She had just returned from a rejuvenating vacation in Europe, only...

I just finished reading a fascinating appetizer to John Carlin’s new book on Nelson Mandela, Knowing Mandela.

Some months ago when news of Mandela’s illness began to trickle into the media I decided to try and ensure that my 12-year-old knew something about the great man beyond the coverage to be found on the news.