Sales of “Origins of Totalitarianism” by German Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt are skyrocketing

By Kathleen B. Jones, Professor Emerita of Women’s Studies, emphasis on politics, San Diego State University. A 1969 photo of political theorist and scholar Hannah Arendt. AP Photo In the weeks since the election of President Donald J. Trump, sales of George Orwell’s “1984” have skyrocketed. But so have those of a lesser-known title, “The Origins…