First Links — 1.31.12

Charles Murray’s Values Inequality
W. Bradford Wilcox, Wall Street Journal

An Administration’s Against Civil Society
Yuval Levin, National Review

Catholic Colleges Consider Trustee Roles
Libby A. Nelson, Inside Higher Ed

Nature, Nurture, and Liberal Values
Roger Scruton, Prospect

Gingrich and Food Stamps
Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg View

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