First Links — 11.6.14

The Great War and the Future of Progress
Wilfred M. McClay, The Hedgehog Review

Stunning Installation of 888,246 Ceramic Poppies Honors Lives Lost in WWI
Alice Yoo, My Modern Met

Justin Trudeau and the Doctrine of Double Truth
Douglas Farrow

Suppose You Have a Kid Who Tells You He Is Gay
David Mills, Patheos

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