First Links — 2.13.13

Why the State Needs the Church
Various, Radio National

Paradoxes of Poverty and the Minimum Wage
Elizabeth Scalia, Patheos

The Pope’s Two “No”s
Sandro Magister, Chisea

The Mennonite in Me
Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on My Head

The Powers and Limits of Literature
Alan Jacobs, The American Conservative

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