First Links — 10.12.12

Fifty Years Ago, “It Was a Splendid Day . . . ”
Pope Benedict XVI, L’Osservatore Romano

The Sugar Wars: What Constitutes Public Health?
Trevor Butterworth, The Awl

Slavery, Historical Heroes, and “Precious Puritans”
Thomas Kidd, The Anxious Bench

American Muslims’ Swing Vote Potential
Aref Assaf, NJLive

The Enduring Institution: Marriage in the West
Helen Alvare,  Liberty Law Site

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