First Links — 6.25.13

Therapeutists and Evil
Theodore Dalrymple, Library of Law & Liberty

Prisons and Our Faltering Belief in Second Chances
Shadd Maruna, Wilson Quarterly

The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action: A Debate
Jeffrey Rosen and Michael McConnell, New Republic

East Meets West: Asceticism and Consumerism
Dylan Pahman, Powerblog

Pope Francis: More Martyrs Today Than in Early Centuries
Vatican Insider

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