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Knowledge, What Is It Good For?

Italian/American Leadership in the Twenty-First Century

by Anthony Julian Tamburri

In Knowledge, What Is It Good For?, Anthony Julian Tamburri provides a detailed and systematic examination of Italian/American leadership today. In this new collection of essays, Tamburri critiques the overall lack of knowledge about the history of Italians and their descendants in the United States, and emphasizes the need for solutions to remedy these gaps.

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Telos 212

Telos 212 · Fall 2025

Debating Postliberalism

The late twentieth century was the age of triumphant liberalism, but its triumph was brief. Across the West, populists on the far left and on the radical right have challenged the political status quo defended by center-left and center-right parties. In this issue of Telos, we explore the limitations of liberalism, the rise of antiliberal forces, and the emergence of postliberal alternatives through a number of essays and book reviews.

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Telos 211

Telos 211 · Summer 2025

Dispatches from the Culture Wars

As we survey the landscape of war today, it has become truer than ever that hot wars are a consequence of culture wars, especially as they unfold on college campuses. Universities have become central to a system that privileges expert opinion over popular rule in all areas of our society. In this issue of Telos, we consider how today’s culture wars over universities will shape our global future.

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Telos 209

Telos 209 · Winter 2024

Democracy Today?

What is the situation of democracy today? Is democracy a stable form of government or a delicate balancing act that will always be at risk of deteriorating and being replaced by some form of authoritarianism? In this issue of Telos, we consider the advantages and disadvantages, as well as the possibilities and limitations, of democracy today.

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Shards and Specters of the New World Order

Casting Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies as Critique

by Timothy W. Luke

In this wide-ranging and incisive new volume, Timothy Luke traces the trajectory of Soviet and post-Soviet geopolitics, from the ideological dynamics of revolutionary Russia through the Cold War and the "War on Terror" to, most recently, Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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The Telos Press Podcast: Debating Postliberalism with Adrian Pabst, Michael Lind, and John Milbank by Telos Press 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, “Debating Postliberalism.” Adrian Pabst’s “The New Era: What Comes After the Self-Erosion of Liberalism,” Michael Lind’s “After Liberalism,” and John Milbank’s “The Politics of Virtue” all appear in the issue. We have made the… (continue reading)
Telos 212 (Fall 2025): Debating Postliberalism by Adrian Pabst Telos 212 (Fall 2025): Debating Postliberalism is now available for purchase in our store. Individual subscriptions to Telos are also available in both print and online formats. In 1998, Alan Wolfe remarked that “the right won the economic war, the left won the cultural war, and the center won the political war.” It was the age of triumphant liberalism, freed from… (continue reading)
Telos 211 (Summer 2025): Dispatches from the Culture Wars by David Pan Telos 211 (Summer 2025): Dispatches from the Culture Wars is now available for purchase in our store. Individual subscriptions to Telos are also available in both print and online formats. As we survey the landscape of war today, it has become truer than ever that hot wars are a consequence of culture wars. Trump’s support for Israel against Iran contrasts with… (continue reading)

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