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Disney Adulting (ft. Veronica Clarke)

In this episode, Veronica Clarke joins Germán and Virginia (who are subbing in for R. R. Reno) on The Editor's Desk to talk about her recent review, “A Whole New World” from the May 2026 issue of the magazine.

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  Recovering the University’s Soul | 2026 Neuhaus Lecture

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  Why Portico? (ft. Micah Mattix)

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  Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin)

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  The Return of the Mainline? (ft. Brad East)

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  The Sexual Abuse Crisis Is a Law Crisis (ft. Michael Mazza)

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  Disclosure in Modern Poetry (ft. Glenn Arbery)

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  Our Crisis is Metaphysical | 2026 D.C. Lecture | 2026 D.C. Lecture (Presen…

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  The Countryman–Foreigner Distinction (ft. Matthew Crawford)

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  Admiration as Inspiration (ft. Elizabeth Corey)

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  What Virgil Teaches America (ft. Spencer Klavan)

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  The Promises of Gay Liberation (ft. Scott Yenor)

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  The Evangelical Elite Gap (ft. Aaron Renn)

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  Caravaggio the Destroyer (ft. Jaspreet Singh Boparai)

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  The Realities of Empire (ft. Nathan Pinkoski)

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  The Church of Sarah Mullally (ft. Damian Thompson)