First Links — 8.18.15

The Paradox of Summer
Karen Ullo, Dappled Things

The Decline—and Fall?—of Religious Freedom in America
Bruce Abramson, Mosaic

What it’s Like to Be a Prison Chaplain
Emma Green, The Atlantic

The Importance of American Dogs
R. J. Moeller, Acculturated

Feminists: Defend the Body, not the Frankenstein
Scott Masson, Intercollegiate Review

Why We Love Falstaff
Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal

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