First Links — 1.22.16

Conservatives Against Trump
NR Symposium, National Review

Defenders of the Unborn
Kristin Dombak, New York Times

A Truly Liberal Society Would Tolerate the Anglican Church’s Views on Sexuality
James Mumford, Spectator

Is Loyola University Losing Its Catholic Identity?
Christopher Kaczor, Catholic World Report

Is The Monomyth A Myth?
Jonathan McDonald, Dappled Things

Human Rights Law and the Erosion of Politics
Noel Malcolm, New Criterion

I March for Life Because I’m Haunted by Jessica Jones
Jason Scott Jones, Stream

How I Defeated the Tolkein Estate
Austin Gilkeson, Toast

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