First Links—6.23.15

Don’t Buy the Same-Sex Marriage Tidal Wave Illusion
Cathy Ruse, The Stream 

America’s Oldest Synagogue Wrestles With Court Battle — and Its Own Decline
Paul Berger, Forward

Why the Saudis Are Going Solar
Jeffrey Ball, The Atlantic

The Courage to Be on the Wrong Side of History
Ryan Shinkel, Public Discourse

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