First Links — 4.29.14

Sacrament of Fiction: On Becoming a Writer and Not a Priest
Nick Ripatrazone, the Millions

Paul Ryan’s Inner City Education
McCay Coppins, Buzzfeed

The Man Who Would Make Eating Obsolete
Roc Morin, the Atlantic

Marxists and Monarchists Unite
Daniel Schwindt, Ethika Politika

Conservative Internationalism
Henry R. Nau, the American Interest

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