First Links — 3.12.13

A Darwinist Mob Goes After a Serious Philosopher
Leon Wieseltier, New Republic

A To-Do List for the Conclave
Julieanne Dolan, Wall Street Journal

What Is This ‘New Evangelization,’ Anyway?
John L. Allen, National Catholic Reporter

The “Neo” in Neoliberalism
Michael W. Clune, L.A. Review of Books

These Are Martyrs?
R. J. Snell, Crisis

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