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New in Telos Insights: Russell A. Berman @RussellBermanSF on the passing of German novelist Peter Schneider, whose perceptive essay for Telos on the intervention in Kosovo contains important lessons for us today. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/peter-schnei…

New in Telos Insights: Mohadeseh Salari Sardari reflects on the traditions, politics, and meaning of Nowruz, as many Iranians look ahead with hope to both a new year and a new era. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/the-politics…

New in Telos Insights: Russell Berman @RussellBermanSF 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-haber…

What if Palestinian nationalism is performative in the same way gender is for Judith Butler -- repetitive acts that produce identity, but never build the actual state? All ceremony, no consummation. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/the-limits-o…

New in Telos Insights: Michael S. Kochin @mskochin on why the Palestinian national movement’s performance of resistance is no substitute for the hard political work of building institutions that can sustain a Palestinian state. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/the-limits-o…

New in Telos Insights: Collin May @CollinM582807 on how the Neufeld ruling by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal illustrates the growing tyranny of contemporary human rights doctrine over democratic debate. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/neufeld-v-br…

Great discussion with @johnmilbank3 @JacobW982 and Paul Kelly.

New in Telos Insights: Mara Lee Grayson on how pro-Hamas activism by white women reflects a failure to more deeply engage with racism and privilege. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/the-stunted-…

Just a quick reminder of our upcoming Colloquium on Wednesday afternoon this week! We are delighted to welcome a number of speakers to discuss the 'Genealogy of Post-Liberalism' @johnmilbank3 @PuseyCentre @PuseyHouseLib

New in Telos Insights: Milad Milani @miladmilani on how Iran’s rulers have lost moral legitimacy by treating the nation as property, leading to today's widespread resistance by the Iranian people. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/custodianshi…

New in Telos Insights: Eldad Shavit and Jesse Weinberg consider the long-term consequences of an American attack on Iran. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/the-dilemmas…

At the 2026 TPPI conference in New York City, on 3/20 and 3/21, we will discuss "The Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today." The program is now posted on our website, and our keynote speaker is Wang Hui (汪晖). Register today! insights.telosinstitute.net/p/the-chinese-…

New in Telos Insights: Prompted by his recent visit to Israel and his work on Strauss, @alexpriou explores political theology as a lived practice rooted in deep engagement with tradition and political life. insights.telosinstitute.net/p/political-th…

Can’t recommend highly enough this deeply thoughtful piece by @alexpriou out now @TheTPPInstitute on Herzl, Strauss and political theology. open.substack.com/pub/tppi/p/pol…