First Links — 3.21.12

The Evangelical Vote Splinters
Marcia Pally,  Guardian

The GOP’s Fatal Attraction to Rural America
Joel Kotkin,  New Geography

The Pope’s Cuba Gamble
Mary O’Grady , Wall Street Journal

How to Have a Conversation
John McDermott,   Financial Times

Time to Quit the New York Times ?
Carolyn Moynihan,  Crisis

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