NEW ISSUE: In Telos 215 (Summer 2026): China and Sovereignty, we examine how Chinese engagement with Western thinkers has shaped competing visions of sovereignty and world order. Read David Pan's introduction to the issue in our blog. www.telospress.com/telos-215-su...

Telos 215 (Summer 2026): China and Sovereignty

Telos 215 examines how China has engaged with Western thinkers to develop its own basis for sovereignty and its vision for world order.

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REGISTER TODAY! "The Specter of Sovereignty: Populism, Antisemitism, and the New Class," a two-day conference on July 30–31, 2026, in Potsdam, Germany. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-specte...

The Specter of Sovereignty: Populism, Antisemitism, and the New Class

A two-day conference exploring challenges to national sovereignty, expert rule, and the resurgence of antisemitism in the West.

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Tim Rosenberger reflects on last weekend's attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and how secular ethics, lacking Christianity's prohibition on sacrifice, produces individuals who reason their way to political violence. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/caiaphas-a...

Caiaphas at the Hilton: The Friendly Federal Assassin and the Return of Human Sacrifice

by Tim Rosenberger

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New in Telos Insights: Tony Spanakos on the foreign policy of the second Trump administration and the new era of great power relations. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/trumps-new...

Trump’s New Great Power Relations?

by Tony Spanakos

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Register today for a panel discussion at the Univ. of California, Irvine, on the nature of the regime in China, the threat to Taiwan, and what the US should do to face this threat. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/china-taiw...

China, Taiwan, and the U.S.: Decisions Today That Will Shape the World of Tomorrow

A Panel Discussion at University of California, Irvine. Register today!

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NEW ISSUE: In Telos 214, we trace how China’s intellectual and theological traditions are being reinterpreted to address questions of authority, legitimacy, and global order. Read Eric Hendriks and David Pan's introduction to the issue in our blog: www.telospress.com/telos-214-sp...

Telos 214 (Spring 2026): China Keywords II

Telos 214 traces how China’s intellectual and theological traditions are being reinterpreted to address questions of authority, legitimacy, and global order.

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New in Telos Insights: Russell Berman on Telos's long intellectual engagement with Jürgen Habermas, from debates over the public sphere and differing political contexts to a later convergence on religion. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/jurgen-hab...

Jürgen Habermas, Telos, and the Paths of Critical Theory

by Russell A. Berman

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NEW ISSUE: Telos 213 (Winter 2025): China Keywords I. Read Eric Hendriks and David Pan's introduction to the issue in our blog. www.telospress.com/telos-213-wi...

Telos 213 (Winter 2025): China Keywords I

Telos 213 addresses specific keywords central to contemporary Chinese political thought that can serve as critical vehicles for politico-social reflection.

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New in Telos Insights: en arrêt! Berlin on our new era of “hyperpolitics,” characterized by institutionalized activism, fleeting outrage, and media spectacle. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/the-partie...

The Parties Are Over: On Hyperpolitics in Times of Institutionalized Activism against the Right

by en arrêt! Berlin

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NEW from Telos Press: Anthony J. Tamburri's Knowledge, What Is It Good For? provides a detailed and systematic examination of Italian/American leadership today. Order your copy today at our website and save 20% with coupon code BOOKS20. www.telospress.com/now-availabl...

Now Available from Telos Press: Anthony Julian Tamburri's Knowledge, What Is It Good For?

Anthony Julian Tamburri’s Knowledge, What Is It Good For? provides a detailed and systematic examination of Italian/American leadership today.

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In today’s episode of the Telos Press Podcast, Adrian Pabst talks with Michael Lind and John Milbank about postliberalism, the topic of the current issue of Telos. www.telospress.com/the-telos-pr...

The Telos Press Podcast: Debating Postliberalism with Adrian Pabst, Michael Lind, and John Milbank

In today’s episode of the Telos Press Podcast, Adrian Pabst talks with Michael Lind and John Milbank about postliberalism.

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NEW ISSUE: Telos 212 (Fall 2025): Debating Postliberalism. Read Adrian Pabst's introduction to the issue in our blog. www.telospress.com/telos-212-fa...

Telos 212 (Fall 2025): Debating Postliberalism

In this issue of Telos, we explore the limitations of liberalism, the rise of antiliberal forces, and the emergence of postliberal alternatives.

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NEW ISSUE: Telos 212 (Fall 2025): Debating Postliberalism. Read Adrian Pabst's introduction to the issue in our blog. www.telospress.com/telos-212-fa...

Telos 212 (Fall 2025): Debating Postliberalism

In this issue of Telos, we explore the limitations of liberalism, the rise of antiliberal forces, and the emergence of postliberal alternatives.

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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 10/15 📢 The Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today The 2026 TPPI Conference in New York City invites proposals for papers focusing on Chinese nationalism. Keynote Speaker: Wang Hui (汪晖) www.telosinstitute.net/conference20...

The 2026 Telos Conference: The Chinese New Leviathan

Call for Papers: The 2026 Telos Conference: The Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today

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New in Telos Insights: Postliberal Ecology: A new program in our Beyond State and Market initiative, with Adrian Pabst insights.telosinstitute.net/p/postlibera...

Postliberal Ecology

A new program in our Beyond State and Market initiative

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New in Telos Insights: Anthony Petros Spanakos on how shifting meanings of empire in early 20th-century Asia reveal weakened emperors, contested sovereignty, and redefined power. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/impotent-e...

Impotent Emperor and Imperialism: Notes on the Concept of Empire from Joseon, Qing, and Manchukuo

by Anthony Petros Spanakos

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From the fall of the Soviet Union to the war in Ukraine: read the history in Timothy W. Luke’s Shards and Specters of the New World Order, now available at our website. www.telospress.com/store/Shards...

Shards and Specters of the New World Order: Casting Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies as Critique (paperback) - Telos Press Store - Telos Press

In this wide-ranging and incisive new volume, Timothy W. Luke traces the trajectory of Soviet and post-Soviet geopolitics, from the ideological dynamics of revolutionary Russia through the Cold War an...

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New in Telos Insights: Are comparisons to the GDR or Nazi era extremist? Magnus Klaue argues that such critiques may aim to defend democracy, not undermine it. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/why-compar...

Why Comparisons with Dictatorship Are Now Considered Unconstitutional

by Magnus Klaue

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NEW ISSUE: Telos 211 (Summer 2025): Dispatches from the Culture Wars. Read David Pan's introduction to the issue in our blog. www.telospress.com/telos-211-su...

Telos 211 (Summer 2025): Dispatches from the Culture Wars

In Telos 211, we consider how today’s culture wars over universities will shape our global future.

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New in Telos Insights: Against today's politics of fear, Jonathan Downing and Theo Hunt offer a more hopeful Christian vision of human flourishing, rooted in virtue, character, and community. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/do-not-be-...

“Do Not Be Afraid”: A New Vision for Christians Lamenting the Politics of Fear

by Jonathan Downing and Theo Hunt

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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS 📢 The Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today The 2026 Telos-Paul Piccone Institute Conference in New York City invites proposals for papers focusing on the multifaceted nature of Chinese nationalism. www.telosinstitute.net/conference20...

The 2026 Telos Conference: The Chinese New Leviathan

Call for Papers: The 2026 Telos Conference: The Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today

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With Donald Trump’s second term now underway, it's the perfect time to pick up your copy of Timothy W. Luke's The Travails of Trumpification, from Telos Press Publishing. Save 25% on the paperback edition at our online store with the coupon code TRAVAILS25. www.telospress.com/the-travails...

The Travails of Trumpification Revisited

With Donald Trump’s second presidential term now underway, it is the perfect time to pick up your copy of Timothy W. Luke’s The Travails of Trumpification.

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New in Telos Insights: Sijia Yao on China's campaign for cultural soft power through the Chinese film industry insights.telosinstitute.net/p/global-imp...

Global Impact: The Case of Film

by Sijia Yao

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New in Telos Insights: Peter William Wang on Confucianism, Legalism, and Orthodox Legal Thought in China insights.telosinstitute.net/p/legal-cult...

Legal Culture as a Constraint on Democratic Development

by Peter William Wang

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NEW ISSUE: Telos 210 (Spring 2025): Rethinking State Power. Read David Pan's introduction to the issue in our blog. www.telospress.com/telos-210-sp...

New in Telos Insights: Mario Möller on the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), Germany's recently founded left-wing populist party insights.telosinstitute.net/p/resentful-...

Resentful Nostalgia against the West: The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance

by Mario Möller

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New in Telos Insights: Matthew W. Finkin on how recent statements by the AAUP regarding antisemitism, boycotts, and DEI have led to a collapse in the organization's long-standing credibility. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/the-collap...

The Collapse of AAUP Credibility and Why It Matters

by Matthew W. Finkin

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NEW ISSUE: Telos 210 (Spring 2025): Rethinking State Power. Read David Pan's introduction to the issue in our blog. www.telospress.com/telos-210-sp...

NEW VIDEO: "Renewing the West," from the 2024 Postliberalism Conference, with Adrian Pabst, Tom Holland, Sebastian Milbank, David Pan, and Lola Salem. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/renewing-t...

Renewing the West

From the 2024 Postliberalism Conference

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NEW VIDEO: "Pursuing the Good Life: Nature, Demography, and Politics," from the 2024 Postliberalism Conference, with Ian Marcus Corbin, José Alberto Garibaldi, Tobias Phibbs, Vidal Romero, Robin White-Grove, and Andy Scerri. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/pursuing-t...

Pursuing the Good Life: Nature, Demography, and Politics

From the 2024 Postliberalism Conference

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