First Links — 1.5.12

Why Fight Same-Sex Marriage?
Douglas Farrow, Touchstone

Pharmacists’ Conscience Rights on Trial
Ed Whelan , Bench Memos

Gingrich, Desegregation, and Judicial Supremacy
Joel Alicea, Public Discourse

The Case Against Pepper
Sara Dickerman, Slate

The Front Porch Strikes Back
Jerry Salyer, Front Porch Republic

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