First Links—7.13.15

Information and History
Alan Jacobs, New Atlantis

Culture-War Vertigo? Free-Solo Fear? Mind the Rock
Dominic Verner, O.P., Dominicana

Greece Agrees to Its Third European Bailout After Marathon Talks
Simon Shuster, TIME

Pope Says He Wasn’t Offended by Communist Crucifix
Associated Press

Courts Support Obama’s Contraceptive Policy, but Challenges Remain
Robert Pear, New York Times

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