First Links – 08.15.11

On Truth and Trade: Economics and the Catholic Vision of the Good Life
Dappled Things , Bernardo Aparicio García, Robert T. Miller, and John C. Médaille

Perry, Prayer, and Politics
Public Discourse , Justin Dyer

Bring Back Stigma
City Journal , Myron Magnet

Mass Appeal: The secret to Rick Warren’s success
Slate , Rob Blackhurst

Sherlock Holmes Banned from Reading Lists for Being Anti-Mormon
The Atlantic Wire , Ujala Sehgal

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