As Yom Kippur approaches and we ask for forgiveness from those we have harmed intentionally or unintentionally, I’ve been thinking a lot about how forgiveness seems to be in short supply these days. Like disinfectant and shelf-stable goods, forgiveness is rarely seen in the public realm.
In a letter to the poet W.H. Auden, Hannah Arendt argues that it i…
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