First Links — 8.23.13

Is Secularism Unprincipled?
Ian Pollock, Berfrois

A New Fair Copy of Wordsworth
Christie Arno, Times Literary Supplement

The Stupid Party
Frank Furedi, Spiked

In Defense of “Like”
Paula Marantz Cohen, American Scholar

A Trust for Gonzaga’s Catholic Identity
Catherine Harmon, Catholic World Report

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