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08/14/2026

New in Telos Insights: Tim Rosenberger on the resurgence of sacred violence and scapegoating, and the need for a divided Christendom to unite around Christ rather than turn on itself over matters that are not foundational.

by Tim Rosenberger

08/14/2026

08/12/2026

New in Telos Insights: Tim Rosenberger reflects on the life and lessons of Ann Widdecombe, the nature of religious conviction, and society’s treatment of the elderly.

by Tim Rosenberger

08/11/2026

New in Telos Insights: Mateusz Stróżyński explores Central Europe's distinctive identity, arguing that its traditions of freedom, tolerance, and political pluralism are rooted in Christian Platonism and metaphysics.

by Mateusz Stróżyński

08/04/2026

New in Telos Insights: Felix Brender argues that China’s purported neutrality in response to the October 7 attacks masked a longstanding alignment with Palestinian framing, rooted in anti-colonial solidarity and a bid for Global South leadership.

by Felix Brender 王哲謙

08/04/2026

New in Telos Insights: Azam Jahandideh and Tomasz Wiśniewski examine Iran's political, social, and historical crises, arguing that the country's deeper crisis lies in Iranian political mentality, not merely in the current regime.

by Azam Jahandideh and Tomasz Wiśniewski

07/29/2026

New in Telos Insights: Sabine Beppler-Spahl on how Germany's anti-AfD firewall (Brandmauer) restricts political participation and erodes confidence in democratic institutions.

by Sabine Beppler-Spahl

07/27/2026

New in Telos Insights: Mohadeseh Salari Sardari argues that the new Obama Presidential Center evokes an architecture of power that uses scale and monumentality to assert authority rather than invite participation.

by Mohadeseh Salari Sardari

07/20/2026

New in Telos Insights: Mohadeseh Salari Sardari argues that the Islamic Republic did not invent clerical rule but revived Qajar patterns of governance, seeking to turn citizens back into governable, silent subjects.

by Mohadeseh Salari Sardari

07/17/2026

NEW ISSUE: Telos 215 (Summer 2026): China and Sovereignty is now available. Read David Pan's introduction to the issue in our blog.

https://www.telospress.com/telos-215-summer-2026-china-and-sovereignty/

Telos 215 continues our series of issues on contemporary Chinese politics and thought. In this issue, we examine how Chinese engagement with Western thinkers such as Marx, Foucault, and Schmitt has shaped competing visions of sovereignty and world order. We also feature a special section on China and Taiwan, drawn from a recent symposium at the University of California, Irvine, on the nature of the Chinese government and the appropriate U.S. response to China’s rise.