First Links—4.10.15

Interview with a Christian
Ross Douthat, The New York Times

Realism and Russia’s Fate
Jack Hanson, Open Letters Monthly

Equipment for Living
Michael Robins, The Poetry Foundation

Our Push for “Passion” and Why It Harms Kids
Lisa Heffernan, The New York Times

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