First Links—6.18.15

Ran 7,000 Miles. Putin Still Got Them
Michael Weiss, Daily Beast

Witless Ape Rides Escalator
Kevin D. Williamson, National Review

The End of the Sex Abuse Crisis
Ross Douthat, New York Times

Benedict Option Baptists
Rod Dreher, The American Conservative

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Christopher Weyant, The New Yorker

Pope Francis Wants to Roll Back Modernity: Is the World Ready?
Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post

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