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The Essential Palestinian by Michael S. Kochin

New in Telos Insights: Michael S. Kochin on how Fatah and Hamas center Palestinism on destroying Israel and killing Jews, but true peace needs a new Palestinian movement focused on state-building.

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“Free Palestine”: Moral Exhibitionism and the Right to Kill Jews by Franck Salameh

New in Telos Insights: Franck Salameh on how the "Free Palestine" movement, consumed by moral exhibitionism, has given its followers the right to murder Jews.

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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.

NEW ISSUE: Telos 212 (Fall 2025): Debating Postliberalism. Read Adrian Pabst's introduction to the issue in our blog.

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

📢 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)

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Postliberal Ecology A new program in our Beyond State and Market initiative

New in Telos Insights: Postliberal Ecology: A new program in our Beyond State and Market initiative, with Adrian Pabst

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David A. Westbrook’s “Social Thought from the Ruins: Quixote’s Dinner Party” How do we start building anew?

New from David A. Westbrook: Social Thought From the Ruins: Quixote's Dinner Party. Read about it at Telos Insights.

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

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.

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The Trump Effect and the EU: Can Europe Still Do Politics? by Gabriele Segre

New in Telos Insights: Gabriele Segre on Europe’s response to the Ukraine crisis: while Trump acts boldly, Europe clings to rules. To matter, Europe must revive politics as imagination.

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The TPPI Podcast: China Keywords: The Party-State Eric Hendriks talks with Frank Pieke

New TPPI Podcast: Eric Hendriks speaks with sinologist and anthropologist Frank Pieke about the Chinese party-state (党国体制)

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Targeting History: Anti-Israel Activism among Progressive Holocaust and Genocide Scholars by Verena Buser

New in Telos Insights: Verena Buser on anti-Israel activism among progressive Holocaust and genocide scholars

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The Place of Christianity in the West: On Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Theologico-Political Conversion by Anna Sutter

New in Telos Insights: Anna Sutter on Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s theologico-political conversion and the tensions between faith, politics, and tradition amid Europe's secular drift and America’s Evangelical revival.

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Why Comparisons with Dictatorship Are Now Considered Unconstitutional by Magnus Klaue

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.

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An Anti-Zionist Tenure Travesty: The Case of Dr. Benjamin Bross by Cary Nelson and Richard Ross

New in Telos Insights: Cary Nelson and Richard Ross on how anti-Zionist bias and procedural failures have compromised tenure decisions after October 7.

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“Do Not Be Afraid”: A New Vision for Christians Lamenting the Politics of Fear by Jonathan Downing and Theo Hunt

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.

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

📢 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.

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“Be Kind”: Self-Determination—A Decree for Rough Times by Vojin Saša Vukadinović

New in Telos Insights: Vojin Saša Vukadinović on how diversity discourse, with its decree to "be kind," ultimately masks coercion, erodes autonomy, and enforces control under the guise of self-determination.

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Liberation, Victimhood, and Sovereignty: Notes on Knabe by Russell A. Berman

New in Telos Insights: Russell A. Berman critiques Germany’s recasting of May 8, 1945, as a day of "liberation," and examines the broader implications of redefining national memory today.

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How Perpetrators Turned into Victims by Hubertus Knabe

New in Telos Insights: Hubertus Knabe on how Germany's portrayal of itself as a victim in World War II commemorations distorts historical truth.

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Call for Funding Proposals The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute invites applications for a limited number of grants of up to $3,000 for projects that foster and disseminate ideas consistent with our organizational mission, our curr...

Announcement: The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute offers grants of up to $3,000 for projects aligned with its mission, initiatives, and traditional interests. Details here:

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Call for Funding Proposals The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute invites applications for a limited number of grants of up to $3,000 for projects that foster and disseminate ideas consistent with our organizational mission, our curr...

Announcement: The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute offers grants of up to $3,000 for projects aligned with its mission, initiatives, and traditional interests. Details here:

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Encampments as Women’s Movement? by Russell A. Berman and Rebecca A. Kobrin

New in Telos Insights: Russell Berman and Rebecca Kobrin explore why campus protests over the Gaza War saw disproportionate participation by women.

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Global Impact: The Case of Film by Sijia Yao

New in Telos Insights: Sijia Yao on China's campaign for cultural soft power through the Chinese film industry

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Legal Culture as a Constraint on Democratic Development by Peter William Wang

New in Telos Insights: Peter William Wang on Confucianism, Legalism, and Orthodox Legal Thought in China

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Resentful Nostalgia against the West: The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance by Mario Möller

New in Telos Insights: Mario Möller on the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), Germany's recently founded left-wing populist party

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Putting Pressure on Higher Education: Defunding and Deporting by Russell A. Berman

New in Telos Insights: Russell Berman on why the Trump administration's funding cuts and visa cancellations are the right response to the campus unrest and university failures that followed the 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.

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The Collapse of AAUP Credibility and Why It Matters by Matthew W. Finkin

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.

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Renewing the West From the 2024 Postliberalism Conference

NEW VIDEO: "Renewing the West," from the 2024 Postliberalism Conference, with Adrian Pabst, Tom Holland, Sebastian Milbank, David Pan, and Lola Salem.

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Pursuing the Good Life: Nature, Demography, and Politics From the 2024 Postliberalism Conference

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.

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Imagination and Action: Combatting the Machine From the 2024 Postliberalism Conference

NEW VIDEO: "Imagination and Action: Combatting the Machine," from the 2024 Postliberalism Conference, with Esmé Partridge, Tara Burton, Paul Kingsnorth, Alison Milbank, and James Noyes

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The 2025 Telos Conference: China Keywords Register today for the 2025 Telos Conference: China Keywords / 中国关键词

REMINDER: Register today for the 2025 Telos Conference: China Keywords / 中国关键词 on March 21-22 in NYC. See our website for complete details about the conference. We hope to see you there!

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