First Links — 7.30.14

Conscience and the Law: A Bumpy Ride
Hadley Arkes, Catholic Thing

More Engaging Copy for the Ten Commandments
David Tate, McSweeney’s

Last Meal at Whole Foods
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker

I Am Not “Trapped in a Bubble of Privilege”
Andrew Giambrone, New Republic

How We Create Traditions with Dubious Origins
Casey N. Cep, Pacific Standard

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