Political theory prof, husband, dad, native Detroiter, MSU & Duke alum. I publish on heroism, human rights & Holocaust education. Tweets are from me, not the U.
Lincoln, Nebraska
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If you enjoy any of my tweets, you might also be interested to know that I’ve published a couple of books and a bunch of articles on topics like human rights, heroism, and restorative justice.
You can find links to that stuff here: kohenari.net/about
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I'll push OPPD to be transparent about data center oversight and make sure they pay their fair share.
The debate about the use of the death penalty today is, by and large, a rehashing of the same old arguments that proponents and opponents have hurled at one another for decades, but reading them sent me back to my own archive.
This led to my realization that a blog post I published about my personal experience with the death penalty was now 15 years old. Even when I wrote it, it was a reflection on the past—describing events that took place 10 years earlier—but I think it remains incredibly relevant.
I hope you'll take a moment to check out the whole post about the execution of Ronnie Frye here:
arikohen.substack.com/p/the-…
Lotta people decided today was the day to let their inner unpleasantness really shine. As for me, I decided quite some time ago that there was no point to arguing on the internet with unpleasant people. Today--like yesterday and like tomorrow--was a meaningful day lived offline.
Did you know there’s an election coming up in November? It's true! This week, I spent a few minutes writing about voting because I had an interesting conversation with @TheHeroCC about Australia's compulsory voting and it got me thinking. Here's the post:
arikohen.substack.com/p/rock…
Every once in a while, especially as we get closer to Fall election season, it’s going to be important to try to have a little fun. So, maybe voting next week. This week, we will rock you.
No one's looking over your shoulder; you can click and read it:
arikohen.substack.com/p/its-…
We’re back to school, with the first week behind us. And that return to campus always leaves me a little breathless, not just because of the shifting of focus to the students, the meetings, and the event planning; it’s also just so *nice* to be back.
arikohen.substack.com/p/what…
For the second time this summer, someone(s) has paid a publisher to send a newly-published book to my office address. Not sure who or why. If it’s you, let me know so I can say thanks and maybe talk to you about the book(s).
Don't worry, self-promotion isn’t really the theme of this post. I wanted, instead, to write about what happens when you publish a book that looks like this and includes the words “fascism” and “far-right ideology” in the title.
Spoiler: It turns out that a fair number of people read their own politics into what they imagine this book is about!
You can read the whole post that I wrote here:
arikohen.substack.com/p/fasc…
It’s been a great few months for people who love movies and who also teach and write about heroic behavior. With multiple summer blockbusters devoted entirely to the superhero—either classical or contemporary—I'm thinking about how these portrayals line up with the research I do.
So, with that in mind, what should we learn from the way that heroes are portrayed in “Supergirl,” “The Odyssey,” and “Spider Man: Brand New Day,” this summer’s trilogy of superhero movies?
Read all about it:
arikohen.substack.com/p/summ…
Just a quick note to say that tomorrow is the official publication date for our new book, Fascist Legacies: Far-Right Ideologies Then and Now! Preorders of the book have already been shipped and Amazon's website says they only have 1 more copy in stock, with more arriving soon!
After successfully navigating the Scylla of sending off a paper to a journal and the Charybdis of preparing next semester’s syllabus, I managed to find three hours to see Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey.
Needless to say, I have a lot of thoughts. And I'm also very curious to know what you think. So, read all about my hottest of hot takes on the ancientist of ancient stories and then let's chop it up!
arikohen.substack.com/p/what…
Since I wrote a book that features a LOT of words about Homer's Odyssey, you had to know I was going to write about Nolan's Odyssey.
If you want to learn a little Attic Greek and get to the bottom of whether or not Nolan made a mistake to use the first few lines of Emily Wilson's translation of the Odyssey, check this out:
arikohen.substack.com/p/25d