First Links — 12.6.13

Holiday Shopping and the Class Divide
Brandon McGinley, Acculturated

Casuistry and Torture
Aaron Taylor, Ethika Poltika

Bursting the Hirshhorn’s Bubble
Bruce Cole, New Criterion

Would Someone Just Shut That Pope Up?
Patrick J. Deneen, American Conservative

How to Make Walking Cool
Wayne Curtis, Smart Set

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