First Links — 2.6.12

Is There a Jewish Concept of Beauty?
David P. Goldman, Tablet

Personally Opposed, but Sleeping with the Enemy
Stephen J. Heaney, Public Discourse

The Rise of Urban Homeschooling
Linda Perlstein, Newsweek

A Counselor’s Convictions on Trial
Mark Oppenheimer, New York Times

Army Silences Chaplains
Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review

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