First Links — 7.24.13

The Mainline Reconsidered
Jennifer Schuesser, New York Times

America Remains Religious
William McKenzie, Weekly Standard

The Glory of the Commons
Timothy Noah, Washington Monthly

Tolkein v. Orwell on Surveillance
David Rosen and Aaron Santesso, Slate

The Golden Days of Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Jonathan Galassi, Vulture

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