For an elegant "Cliffs Notes" version of Origins, I recommend this recent book by Grasso published in 2020: Reading The Origins of Totalitarianism in 2020: A S

For an elegant "Cliffs Notes" version of Origins, I recommend this recent book by Grasso published in 2020: Reading The Origins of Totalitarianism in 2020: A Short Guide to Mass Movements and Ideology - Daniel Grasso https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Origins-Totalitarianism-2020-Movements/dp/B08QW7WCQR https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Origins-Totalitarianism-2020-... From an Amazon review, which I agree with: "Grasso has clearly and effectively translated the twentieth-century’s totalitarian crisis into the modern day. As someone who struggles to grasp Arendt’s philosophy, I appreciate Grasso’s synthesis of her thoughts and how he relates them to our modern political climate. He does this in a very objective/unbiased way—exposing growth areas in both conservative and liberal thought. Overall, this is a fair, helpful, thoughtful, and necessary work."