First Links – 09.20.11

Locke, Metaphysics, and the Challenge of America
Public Discourse , Greg Forster

Evangelicals learn to (heart) New York
Terry Mattingly

A Knack for Bashing Orthodoxy
New York Times , Michael Powell

France’s Burqa Ban: Women Are Effectively Under House Arrest
The Guardian , Angelique Chrisafis

Judge Unseals Tapes of Trial About Vote on Gay Marriage
The Washington Times , Valerie Richardson

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