# klavan — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover klavan. Page: Feed: --- ## [America's Revolution, 250 Years On](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/americas-revolution-250-years-on) _2026-08-18 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ The American Revolution produced a lasting republic, now in its 250th year. But is it still the country the founders envisioned? Claremont Review of Books editor Charles Kesler joins associate editor Spencer Klavan to review the CRB’s summer 2026 edition, including Kesler's own essay on the principles and lasting success of our revolution as distinguished from its English and French counterparts.… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211635717/43ed2ab60e66ba57b7775216182373ac.mp3) ## [Is Conservatism Anti-Art?](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/is-conservatism-anti-art) _2026-08-17 · Andrew Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ A Good Small Movie for Adults Raises Some Questions ## [Wine Lunacy](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/wine-lunacy) _2026-08-14 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ Associate Editor Spencer Klavan reads “ Wine Lunacy ,” Sam Schneider’s most recent entry to the column Under the Vine and Fig Tree, featured in the Claremont Review of Books’ Summer 2026 issue. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210152688/ba355cdac000c38efc1c838cadb9dd88.mp3) ## [Spider-Man and the Medieval Mind](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/spider-man-and-the-medieval-mind) _2026-08-14 · Spencer Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ No, really. ## [Is the Electoral College Still Viable? ft. Christopher DeMuth](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/is-the-electoral-college-still-viable) _2026-08-11 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ Following Richard Nixon's victory in the turbulent 1968 election, an amendment threatening to dismantle the Electoral College gained startling momentum. Enter the young senate staffer Michael Uhlmann, whose 1970 report put forward what would become the definitive case for the institution thereafter. The amendment failed, but a torrent of new challenges to our constitutional system now arise ahead… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210664180/71eb423b46b11ccd914b199b7195cd3a.mp3) ## [Coming Soon: MORE Klavans on the Culture](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/coming-soon-more-klavans-on-the-culture) _2026-08-10 · Andrew Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ It's happening! ## [Pedro Sánchez and the Anti-Trump Left's Global Coalition](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/pedro-sanchez-and-the-anti-trump) _2026-08-04 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has emerged as the leader of the global Left. As president of the Socialist International and co-founder of the Global Progressive Mobilization, Sánchez has pioneered a new strain of European politics to counter Trump. Contributing Editor Christopher Caldwell joins the show to discuss his latest piece, “Pedro Sánchez’s Kingdom,” and the anti-American sentiment… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209699532/ee9a1c9c1e3bb3604ffec092356806e1.mp3) ## [How to Hate the Arts](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/how-to-hate-the-arts) _2026-08-03 · Andrew Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ A Brief Course in Cultural Criticism ## [What Christopher Nolan Can't Depict](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/what-christopher-nolan-cant-depict) _2026-07-27 · Andrew Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ Klavans on the Culture: God and the gods in the Odyssey. ## [The Bow of Nolan's Odysseus](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/the-bow-of-nolans-odysseus) _2026-07-20 · Spencer Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ Mens sana in corpore sano ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GM8Ke7ynrhms) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Melville at Sea](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/melville-at-sea) _2026-07-14 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ Associate Editor Spencer Klavan reads “ Melville at Sea ,” Algis Valiunas’s essay featured in the Claremont Review of Books’ Summer 2026 issue. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205669584/ff0d5fb211d94faa23a81845bd191175.mp3) ## [The Future of Cinema is Here](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/the-future-of-cinema-is-here) _2026-07-13 · Spencer Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ Klavans on the Culture: Summer Movie Roundup ## [How America Taught China to Build ft. Emmet Penney](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/how-america-taught-china-to-build) _2026-06-30 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ Excited by the prospect of capitalizing on China’s rise in the 2010s, American firms—notably Apple—funneled billions of dollars of capital and masses of infrastructure into the nation without regard for geopolitics. Today, China has realized its opportunity to rival the U.S. as a regional power, using our investments as a springboard. This week, Claremont Lincoln Fellow Emmet Penney joins Spencer… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204308878/fb839c8bcb01fc5778586b8e6341d75d.mp3) ## [Everything Sacred is Invisible](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/everything-sacred-is-invisible) _2026-06-29 · Andrew Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ You Can't See Liberty, But it's Very There ## [Japan and the Fourth of July](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/japan-and-the-fourth-of-july) _2026-06-22 · Spencer Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ Their challenges and ours. ## [The Abolition of Woman](https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/the-abolition-of-woman) _2026-06-15 · Andrew Klavan · THE NEW JERUSALEM_ When Femininity was Adored ## [“We Shall Not Fight on the Beaches,” by Theodore Dalrymple](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/we-shall-not-fight-on-the-beaches) _2026-06-08 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ Associate Editor Spencer Klavan reads “ We Shall Not Fight on the Beaches ,” Theodore Dalrymple’s review of The Camp of the Saints , featured in the spring 2026 issue. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200853320/ed2b51097588cc55c2339b482b760572.mp3) ## [The American Military at 250 ft. Will Thibeau](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/the-american-military-at-250-ft-will) _2026-06-08 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ The U.S. Military is the mightiest fighting force in history. Yet its evolution has been long and complex, and today it is suffering from the damage done by decades of social justice initiatives. Continuing a celebration the U.S.’s 250th year, American Military Project Director Will Thibeau joins Spencer Klavan to examine the pre-revolutionary origins of the Army and consider Donald Trump's… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198308423/5e4212fd361a5600c4ebb8d13476fa65.mp3) ## ["The Renegade Academy," by Spencer Klavan](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/the-renegade-academy-by-spencer-klavan) _2026-05-18 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ Associate Editor Spencer Klavan his piece, “ The Renegade Academy ,” featured in the spring 2026 issue. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197273937/630b3f8c6cc063789e5139991e2eb970.mp3) ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uNXBTuOaVbDr) _2026-05-18 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [America 250: Harry Jaffa and the Declaration ft. Glenn Ellmers](https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/p/harry-jaffa-and-the-declaration) _2026-05-11 · The Claremont Institute · The Close Read Podcast_ As America continues to celebrate its 250th year in existence, Glenn Ellmers, Salvatori Research Fellow in the American Founding, sits down with host Spencer Klavan to illuminate the life, teaching, and significance of Harry Jaffa, godfather of the Claremont Institute. Jaffa gave new life to, among other things, Abraham Lincoln’s rich understanding of Declaration’s principles. Ellmers and Klavan… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196950102/273d7f6111fff16c7e17e5a6194ae174.mp3)