First Links—7.28.15

Looking Away From Abortion
Ross Douthat, New York Times

Richard Nixon’s Culture War
Mark Judge, Real Clear Religion

Antiracism, Our Flawed New Religion
John McWhorter, Daily Beast

Cecile Richards is Right
Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review

Dryads and Hamadryads
Matthew Walther, Washington Free Beacon

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