First Links — 5.25.12

Vietnam Still Abuses Human Rights, Religious Freedom
Robert P. George, Cornell International Affairs Review

Reading, Talking, and Edwin O’Connor
Sally Thomas,  Castle in the Sea

The ‘Old Testament God’: Merciful, Not Monstrous
Robin Schumacher, Christian Post

Pop Art: A Jewish Affront to WASP Decorum?
Jonathan Wilson, Tablet

Which Sins Do Americans Find Least Palatable?
Molly Ball, The Atlantic

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