Although Telos does not ordinarily deal with current events,the urgency of the present crisis calls for both responses andanalyses—especially in light of the confusion it has generated.A few days after September 11, well before the launching ofmilitary operations in Afghanistan or even before the anthraxcrisis, the following call for contributions to a debate onthe subject was sent to the journal's editors and collaborators.The responses, both short and not-so-short, and written on thespur of the moment, even before the full extent of the crisishad become clear, have been assembled here to provide...