First Links — 8.13.12

Meet the “New New Atheists”
Christopher R. Beha, Harper’s

Paul Ryan, Joe Biden, and False Equivalence
Carson Holloway, Catholic Vote

Is Israel Succumbing to Jewish Fundamentalism? A Debate
Avraham Burg and Daniel Gordis, The Economist

Roger Kimball and the Work of Cultural Preservation
Bruce S. Thornton, City Journal

U.S. Catholics Report 70 Percent Satisfaction with Bishops
Sister Mary Ann Walsh, USCCBlog

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