First Links—7.27.15

The Dominican Option and the Common Good
C. C. Pecknold, Ethika Politika

The Flesh Made Word: Tattoos, Transgression, and the Modified Body
Christine Rosen, Hedgehog Review

What is the Role of Leo Strauss in Conservative Thought?
Peter Lawler, The Imaginative Conservative

Why do Westerners Join ISIS? 
Simon Cottee, The Atlantic

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