First Links — 8.5.14

Born to Trouble
Hannah K. Grieser, Books & Culture

Folks, It’s Torture
Lucy Ferriss, Lingua Franca

Adderall and Virtue
Jonathan Liedl, Ethika Politika

Plans for a More Restrained Sign of Peace
Catholic News Agency

The Poetry of World War I
Poetry Foundation

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