What She Said. Monica Lunin

criticism is worthy of a response. Often remarks made behind the mask of anonymity, such as social media trolling, are best left to die of natural causes or to be starved of oxygen.

If you find yourself face to face and need to argue your position, you are more likely to triumph if you expose faulty reasoning. Stay calm and don't overreact. Listen carefully for mistakes in the premise of the question or counterargument and respond on that level. Resist being drawn on irrational generalisations. Arendt did not, and should not have had to, defend her non–neo-Nazi status.

      In this interview, Arendt cuts across the interviewer, she leans forward, she raises her voice slightly and she punctuates her words. She conveys immediate strength and makes her position known. At times she is willing to sit back and wax philosophical, while at other times she defends.

      The world needs your ideas. Your ability to remain steadfast in the face of nastiness will make sure we really hear the crux of what you have to say.