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First Links — 6.12.13

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The Solitary Leaker David Brooks, New York Times When the Lamps Went On Kenneth Minogue, Wall Street Journal The Welsh Town of Bookstores Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today Modesty is Honesty Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic A Haredim Reality Show Liel Leibovitz, Tablet . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.11.13

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Toward a “Cultic Liberal Christianity” Theo Hobson, Guardian O Priest of Jesus Christ Robert Royal, Catholic Thing On Being Plagiarized Charles Hartman, LRB Blog A Hermit’s Courage Br. Athanasius Murphy O.P., Dominicana Pragmatists vs. Agrarians? Allen Mendenhall, University . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.10.13

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Substitutionary Atonement and Disgraced Politicians Jake Meador, Mere Orthodoxy Outing Scientism Peter Lawler, Weekly Standard In Defense of Andrew Greeley Fr. Robert Barron, RealClearReligion 1913: The World Before the Fall Jacob Heilbrunn, Daily Beast Naturalism in the News Edward Feser . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.7.13

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Searching for the New Mind of the South Michael Schulson, Religion & Politics Ave atque vale Donald Kagan, New Criterion A Map of American Speech NC State University Political Common Goods Are of a Fixed Size James Chastek, Just Thomism Why an NFL Player Skipped a White House Visit Joel Gehrke, . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.6.13

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On the Demise of Hoboken and Places Like It Nick Moran, The Millions When the Mainline Told Us What to Read Matt Hedstrom, Christian Century Emperors, the Church, and the Jews of the Diaspora Fergus Millar, Medievalists When Love Turns into Tolerance Fr. Robert Barron, Catholic News Agency Ira . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.5.13

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Conscience and Its Enemies [audio] John J. Miller & Robert P. George, National Review The “Minor” Aesthetic Categories Adam Jasper, Bookforum The Problem with Praise Teams T. David Gordon, Second Nature American Literature and American Democracy Colin M. Brown,  Signpostings . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.4.13

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Who Is the Worst Philosopher? Brandon, Siris Whispers of Doom Les Sillars & Jonathan V. Last, Touchstone An Interview with Peter Brown T. M. Law, Marginalia A History of Nationalism John Breuilly, Oxford University Press Blog Islam and Human Rights: Beyond the Zero-Sum Game Abdullahi Ahmed . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 6.3.13

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Weaving a Sacramental Tapestry Daniel Edward Young, Called to Communion A Reflection on the Passion of Anger Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington Terry Eagleton: “We’ve Forgetten How to Read” Nick Mount, Globe & Mail The Real Roots of Homegrown Terrorism Frank Furedi, . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 5.31.13

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Islam and Christianity in Britain: An Exchange [podcast] Damian Thompson & Michael Nazir-Ali, Telegraph Summer Reading for College Graduates Brett McCracken, Mere Orthodoxy The Schtick of Time Robert Fulford, National Post A Most Sincere Affectation Jonathan Askonas, Fare Forward Obama’s . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 5.30.13

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Anna Karenina on Contraception Just Thomism Repenting the Failure of Parish Catechesis Barbara R. Nicolosi, Year of Faith The Essayification of Everything Christy Wampole, Opinionator Evolution and the Eye Test S. Adam Seagrave, Public Discourse A New Moral Treatment for the Mentally Ill James . . . . Continue Reading »