First Links—2.2.15

The Great Swindle
Roger Scruton, Aeon

On Freedom
Brian Pellot, Religion News Service

Dear Justice Kennedy: An Open Letter from the Child of a Loving Gay Parent
Katy Faust, The Public Discourse

Can Computers Interpret Abstract Art?
Laura C. Mallonee, Hyperallergic

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