Blog Roundup: The Shape of Evil and the Dance of History

Happy Tuesday! Here’s what we have for you today:

Maureen Mullarkey promotes a Christmas quiz .

Peter Leithart is reading about: the desire for glory, the Ukraine , political judgments , Augustine and just war , Starcraft , violence , and the dance of history .

Dr. Boli is running a caption contest .

Here at First Thoughts , we have the results of a (different) Christmas poll, a few thoughts on the devil, a look at the rise of religious populism , and a look at the shape of evil .

And On the Square today, Elizabeth Scalia has a story about a shepherd , while John Murdock remembers A Charlie Brown Christmas .

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