First Links — 1.14.13

Against Happiness
Emily Esfahani Smith, The Atlantic

Is Christianity Philosophical?
David Lyle Jeffrey, Comment

In What Part of Sin Is Sinfulness Located?
Adam Kirsch, Tablet

Can Realism Be a Comprehensive Theory of Foreign Policy?
Peter Lawler, Library of Law and Liberty

Whispers of Faith in a Postmodern World
Gregory Wolfe, Wall Street Journal

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