First Links — 9.11.13

The Tech Intellectuals
Henry Farrell, Democracy

Fleeing an Aramaic Town
Ruth Sherlock and Magdy Samaan, Telegraph

The Libertarian Case for National Service
Pascal Emmanuel-Gobry, Cato Unbound

The Passing of Mary
Philip Jenkins, Anxious Bench

N. T. Wright Saves Worship Songs
Andrew Byers, Christianity Today

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