First Links — 10.9.13

The Closing of Diane Ravitch’s Mind
Sol Stern, City Journal

My Hitherto Inadequately Superficial World
Scott Dill, Books & Culture

The Passion in Multiconfessional Castille
Barbara Mujica, Marginalia

The U.S.—Vatican Relationship: More Than Meets the Eye
Francis Rooney & Gerald J. Russello, National Catholic Register

Flawed and Fallen Folk
Lillian Daniel, Christian Century

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