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First Links — 6.26.13

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Natural Lawyer Kay S. Hymowitz, New York Times Book Review God in a Meaningless Universe James Chastek, Just Thomism On the Charismatic Renewal Mark Shea, National Catholic Register The Fallacy of Human Freedom Robert W. Merry, National Interest Are You Out of Your Brain? Marc S. Latkovic, Public . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.25.13

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Therapeutists and Evil Theodore Dalrymple, Library of Law & Liberty Prisons and Our Faltering Belief in Second Chances Shadd Maruna, Wilson Quarterly The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action: A Debate Jeffrey Rosen and Michael McConnell, New Republic East Meets West: Asceticism and Consumerism . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.24.13

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A Voyage to Libertopia Amanda Achtman, Intercollegiate Review The Thriving Classical School Movement Julia Duin, CNN American Agrarian (On Sale Now) R. J. Snell, Front Porch Republic The Trinity as Old Testament Book Club Fred Sanders, Scriptorium A Conversation with Ron Hansen Editors, Dappled . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.21.13

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Founders Chic Thomas S. Kidd, Books & Culture The Baptist Bearing Robes and Incense William E. Yoder, Christianity Today St. Joseph, Protector of Preachers Br. Gabriel Torretta O.P., Dominicana Equality and Marriage Ryan T. Anderson, The Foundry Aliens and Strangers Marvin Olasky & Os . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.20.13

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The Early Church, Wealth, and Poverty Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute In and Out, In a Blaise of Glory David Mathis, Desiring God A Populist Republican Immigration Agenda Pete Spiliakos, National Review Stop Taking Orwell’s Name in Vain Jason Slotkin,  Atlantic A Gratis Copy of Jayber Crow . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.19.13

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Authenticity and the Catholic Educator Matt Emerson, Ignatian Educator Pascal Bruckner, Gallic Gadfly Emily Eakin, Chronicle of Higher Education Welcome to the Mental Ward Anthony Esolen, Crisis Can Liturgical Music Be Saved? Patrick O’Hannigan, American Spectator A Europe Divided by the . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.18.13

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Why Pharisees Matter Derek Leman, Messianic Jewish Musings Ulysses in Three Minutes Anne Tyrrell, Paul Kennedy and Robert Gogan, Irish Times The Difference Between a Pilgrim and a Tourist Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic The Crisis of the European Mind: 1680-1715 David Auerbach, Los Angeles Review of . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.17.13

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Free the China 16! Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism A Lament for Skepticism Enoch Kuo, Princeton Revisions The Anticlerical Pope? Russell Shaw, Catholic World Report Common Fault Lines in Evangelical Approaches to Homosexuality Kevin DeYoung, Gospel Coalition Defeating the Barbarians Rabbi Jonathan . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.14.13

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The End of Reputation Jonathan R. Macey, American Interest What Have I Done? Stanley Hauerwas, ABC Religion & Ethics A Theory of Objects and Francophilia Robert Fay A Catholic Curiosity: The Life of Sir Jeffrey Hudson Rev. George W. Rutler, Crisis Evangelicals for Immigration—But Not the . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.13.13

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Idealism and Blindness Leon Wieseltier,  New Republic The Great Migration of the Church in This Land Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington Happy Birthday, Charles Kingsley Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, OUP Blog Our Francis, Too Timothy George, Christianity Today Easter in a Soviet Camp . . . . Continue Reading »