First Links — 12.21.12

Keep It in the Family: Homeschooling’s Growth
The Economist

What If Bork Had Been Confirmed?
Michael W. McConnell, Slate

How “Breadwinner Liberalism” Became “Values Conservatism”
Geoffrey Kabaservice, The Book

Has Fiction Lost Its Faith?
Paul Elie, New York Times

How Video Games Deal with Religion
Richard Clark, Christianity Today

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