First Links—5.15.15

We Remember the Genocide—And We Must Avert Another
Mark L. Movsesian, Library of Law and Liberty

Against Kant and Consumerism
Gracy Olmstead, The American Conservative

Art Has Ceased to Be Beautiful or Interesting
Stephen Bayley, The Spectator

Facebook Begins Testing Instant Articles from News Publishers
Vindu Goel & Ravi Somaiya, The New York Times

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