First Links — 1.28.13

Hope, Despair, and the Fortunes of Permanence
Wilfred M. McClay, The University Bookman

To Bury or to Burn?
David Jones, The Gospel Coalition

Divided by Abortion, United by Feminism
Ross Douthat, New York Times

The Gridlock Illusion
R. Shep Melnick, The Wilson Quarterly

Secular and Pro-Life
Leslie Fain, Catholic World Report

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