First Links — 10.8.13

The Government and the Arts
David Marcus, Federalist

The Communist Party and the Future of Religion in China
André Laliberté, Immanent Frame

How Europe Abandoned Peace
Tony Barber, Financial Times

Haunted by Thomas Merton
William Van Ornum, Aleteia

Iraqi Jewish Treasures in D.C.
Lisa Leff, Tablet

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