First Links — 1.28.14

Read Shakespeare’s Comedies First
John R. MacArthur,
Harper’s

Elizabeth Scalia’s Strange Gods: A Review
Enoch Kuo,
Fare Forward

The Increasingly Elastic “Pro-Life”
Mark Tooley,
American Spectator

The Last Place on Earth Without Human Noise
Rachel Nuwer, BBC

St. Peter, Lost and Found
Brad Miner,
Catholic Thing

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