First Links — 10.9.12

What Theodor Adorno Wrought
Liel Liebovitz, Tablet

Is Obama More Puritanical Than Romney?
Peter Lawler, Big Think

Fear and Trembling over the Red Mass
Matthew J. Franck, Bench Memos

How Capitalism Can Save Art
Camille Paglia, Wall Street Journal

A Myth That Needs Killin’
Mark Shea, Patheos

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