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U.S.-Vatican Reset Not in the Cards
John L. Allen, Boston Globe

Generation Alienation and the Libertarians
John Allen Gay, National Interest

Walmart vs. Cadillac vs. Leisure
Brandon McGinley, Acculturated

“I Have Not Lived Up to It”: The Collected Works of Hopkins
Helen Vendler, London Review of Books

What’s So New About Futurism?
Morgan Meis, Smart Set

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