Ari Kohen
@kohenari.bsky.social
Political theory professor, husband, dad, native Detroiter, MSU and Duke alum. I publish on heroism, human rights, and Holocaust education. Posts are from me, not the U.
Charlie Kirk’s murder hit me harder than I ever could have anticipated, not because I liked or agreed with him but because I disliked and disagreed with him so vehemently. I felt as though I had a personal relationship with Kirk over the past decade, one that consisted of him making my life worse.
September 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Charlie Kirk’s murder hit me harder than I ever could have anticipated, not because I liked or agreed with him but because I disliked and disagreed with him so vehemently. I felt as though I had a personal relationship with Kirk over the past decade, one that consisted of him making my life worse.
In about 30 minutes, we’ll be hosting a great event and, if you’re not in Lincoln, you can tune in online using the following link:
September 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In about 30 minutes, we’ll be hosting a great event and, if you’re not in Lincoln, you can tune in online using the following link:
This is how you behave when the leader of your party definitely isn't implicated in an absolutely horrific child trafficking and sexual exploitation cult, right? Right?
July 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is how you behave when the leader of your party definitely isn't implicated in an absolutely horrific child trafficking and sexual exploitation cult, right? Right?
As a dad, I can recognize a toddler’s temper tantrum a mile away. The Speaker of the House is having a temper tantrum.
March 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
As a dad, I can recognize a toddler’s temper tantrum a mile away. The Speaker of the House is having a temper tantrum.
…which is both unconstitutional and obviously fascistic.
March 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
…which is both unconstitutional and obviously fascistic.
You can tell when a politician is *really* popular, for example when people didn’t express that they feel fear and disaffection regarding their terrible ideas and actions for … a whole month!
February 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
You can tell when a politician is *really* popular, for example when people didn’t express that they feel fear and disaffection regarding their terrible ideas and actions for … a whole month!
The 2025 Heroism Studies Conference will take place at the University of Nebraska in September. Submit a proposal and tell your friends.
Go.unl.edu/heroism2025
Go.unl.edu/heroism2025
February 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The 2025 Heroism Studies Conference will take place at the University of Nebraska in September. Submit a proposal and tell your friends.
Go.unl.edu/heroism2025
Go.unl.edu/heroism2025
Where to even begin.
February 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Where to even begin.
It’s fascinating to live in a place where elected officials just fundamentally don’t care at all about what the majority of the citizens want and where they largely don’t pay any sort of electoral penalty for it.
January 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It’s fascinating to live in a place where elected officials just fundamentally don’t care at all about what the majority of the citizens want and where they largely don’t pay any sort of electoral penalty for it.
Tens of millions of Americans knew perfectly well that the man is a criminal and they proudly voted to make him president.
January 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Tens of millions of Americans knew perfectly well that the man is a criminal and they proudly voted to make him president.
Only these neo-Nazis can save Germany, says world’s richest neo-Nazi.
December 20, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Only these neo-Nazis can save Germany, says world’s richest neo-Nazi.
We’re seemingly incapable of shame so we’re just going to keep sacrificing our kids to our beloved guns.
"How does a six-year-old or an eight-year-old get get possession of a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun when children are supposed to be being supervised?"
"How does a six-year-old or an eight-year-old get get possession of a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun when children are supposed to be being supervised?"
December 19, 2024 at 4:15 PM
We’re seemingly incapable of shame so we’re just going to keep sacrificing our kids to our beloved guns.
"How does a six-year-old or an eight-year-old get get possession of a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun when children are supposed to be being supervised?"
"How does a six-year-old or an eight-year-old get get possession of a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun when children are supposed to be being supervised?"
“During Trump’s first term…retaliatory tariffs increased the price of U.S. agricultural exports in those markets, which resulted in a reduction in exports, the [American Farm Bureau Federation] said. U.S. agricultural exports…declined by $27 billion in 2018 and 2019 combined, the federation said.”
December 2, 2024 at 12:55 PM
“During Trump’s first term…retaliatory tariffs increased the price of U.S. agricultural exports in those markets, which resulted in a reduction in exports, the [American Farm Bureau Federation] said. U.S. agricultural exports…declined by $27 billion in 2018 and 2019 combined, the federation said.”
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
The “thoughtful feedback” was things like, “You’re a human trafficker” and “Thank you for resigning from the House.”
November 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM
The “thoughtful feedback” was things like, “You’re a human trafficker” and “Thank you for resigning from the House.”
It’s absolutely bonkers that these people are still banging on about bathrooms. You won. You control everything. You’re going to have the worst government in American history, doing the stupidest possible nonsense, just as you dreamed. And yet it’s still just nonstop grievance from them. Good grief.
November 21, 2024 at 2:30 AM
It’s absolutely bonkers that these people are still banging on about bathrooms. You won. You control everything. You’re going to have the worst government in American history, doing the stupidest possible nonsense, just as you dreamed. And yet it’s still just nonstop grievance from them. Good grief.
I guess the big question is, why would it matter to anyone to learn the results of a yearslong investigation into whether or not the nominee for Attorney General of the United States of America has committed crimes like sexual abuse of a minor and human trafficking.
November 20, 2024 at 9:06 PM
I guess the big question is, why would it matter to anyone to learn the results of a yearslong investigation into whether or not the nominee for Attorney General of the United States of America has committed crimes like sexual abuse of a minor and human trafficking.
I’m just back from a few days in Rome to talk about heroic behavior, having been invited to speak at a conference of psychologists and then to do some teaching with my Heroic Imagination Project colleagues/co-authors for an incredibly engaged group of Italian therapists and psychology PhD students.
November 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I’m just back from a few days in Rome to talk about heroic behavior, having been invited to speak at a conference of psychologists and then to do some teaching with my Heroic Imagination Project colleagues/co-authors for an incredibly engaged group of Italian therapists and psychology PhD students.
Wait. This nonsense is supposed to be real?
November 13, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Wait. This nonsense is supposed to be real?
TV host Sec Def. What could go wrong?
November 13, 2024 at 12:37 AM
TV host Sec Def. What could go wrong?
People like this are our allies, right?
November 8, 2024 at 1:30 AM
People like this are our allies, right?
Did I bring my daughter’s Wonder Woman motivational water bottle to spin class this morning? Oh indeed.
February 11, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Did I bring my daughter’s Wonder Woman motivational water bottle to spin class this morning? Oh indeed.