Amitai Etzioni

Amitai Etzioni chairs The Communitarian Network, which he founded in 1993. He is University Professor and professor of international affairs at The George Washington University. Among his many books is The Active Society(1968).

My Kingdom for a Wave

If your life as a public intellectual takes you to the highest crests, be prepared for the troughs that follow

by Amitai Etzioni | Friday, December 06, 2013

“We Must Not Be Enemies”

Progressives who wish for a less reactionary America could begin by trying to understand the Trump voter

by Amitai Etzioni | Monday, December 05, 2016

Right Does Not Make It Right

How we keep free speech from becoming hate speech

by Amitai Etzioni | Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Second Chances, Social Forgiveness, and the Internet

We need the means, both technological and legal, to replace measures once woven into the fabric of communities

by Amitai Etzioni | Sunday, March 01, 2009

End Game

The elderly are entitled to what they have earned

by Amitai Etzioni | Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Leaving Race Behind

Our growing Hispanic population creates a golden opportunity

by Amitai Etzioni | Wednesday, March 01, 2006

All Style, No Substance

What’s wrong with the State Department’s public diplomacy effort

by Amitai Etzioni | Tuesday, June 01, 2010