First Links — 4.18.12

Death by Treacle
Pamela Haag,  The American Scholar

In an Apocalyptic Daze
Pascal Bruckner,  City Journal

Social Issues Sink to the Bottom
Pew Research Center

The 20-Year Nostalgia Cycle
Forrest Wickham,  Browbeat

Heroic Catholicism, Not Casual Catholicism
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, via  Deacon’s Bench

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