Hope you’re enjoying your long weekend (if you have one). I’ve been spending my own long weekend on very important business, such as catching up on The Good Wife , so I hope that everybody else has been spending their time equally well. And here’s some Monday reading for you.
At Postmodern Conservative , Pete Spiliakos talks about the media .
Peter Leithart is as thoughtfully prolific as ever, so here are some highlights: Karl Barth , Annie Dillard , and Dante .
Dr. Boli on manners and capitalism .
And finally, William Doino defends Pope Francis, and R. J. Snell is lonely .
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