First Links — 2.26.13

A Puritan and a Biologist on Beauty
Justin Hawkins, Fare Forward

Ecumenism, Asceticism, and the Common Good
Dylan Pahman, Ethika Politka

The Lost Art of Persuasion
James K. A. Smith, Cardus

What Hollywood Did to Johnny Cash
Lee Habeeb, National Review

Paperwork Against the People
Rob Horning, Dissent

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