First Links — 3.30.12

From Labor Camp to Cuba’s Cardinal
David Ariosto,  CNN

Meet the Stem-Cell Treatment Watchdog
Carl Elliott,  Chronicle of Higher Education

Building a Monastery the Medieval Way
Angelika Franz,  Der Speigel

The Coming (Small) Apocalypse(s)
Rod Dreher,   Real Clear Religion

Hilton Kramer’s Provocative Time at the Times
John Williams,  New York Times

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