First Links – 10.20.14

Damnatio Memoria? The Council of Trent and Catholic Teaching on Divorce
E. Christian Brugger, The Public Discourse

The Conservative Case Against the Suburbs
Charles Mahron, The American Conservative

Truly, Madly, Deeply Avoiding Adverbs
Lucy Ferriss, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Present Perfect
Laura Kasischke, Verse Daily

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