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First Links — 1.14.14

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Hard Times and Books’ VocabulariesJoseph Stromberg, SmithsonianWhat Sharon Tried to DoYossi Klein Halevi, TabletObjective Reality vs. ReificationRobert John Araujo, S.J., Mirror of JusticeHunting the Lynx with Old BelieversBen Judah, StandpointA Dark Path to RecoveryGladden J. Pappin, . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.13.14

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Innocence That GrowsJohn Milbank, ABC Religion & EthicsCheckpoints in ChiapasBr. Dominic Mary Verner, O.P., DominicanaBecause Empathy?John McWhorter, New RepublicGeniuses, Dunces, and HacksMatt Siedel, The MillionsJane Austen to Cassandra Austen: January 9, 1796American . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.10.14

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The Hagia Sophia Conspiracy TheoryKaya Genc, Paris ReviewPeriod PieceBrian P. Kelly, Weekly StandardWhen Schools Appropriate Religious EducationLeah Libresco, American ConservativeMillennial Insecurity Runs Washington, D.C.Michael Hendrix, Mere OrthodoxyHow Primitive Sociology Is Killing the Church . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.8.14

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The Steeple and the GargoyleGregory Wolfe, ImageHiring John AllenBoston GlobeThe Silicon Valley Peasants’ RevoltWalter Russell Mead, American InterestThe Dubious Promise of Universal PreschoolDavid J. Armor & Sonia Sousa, National AffairsWhy You Need PoetryDwight . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.7.14

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A Strange SchismAnthony Sacramone, Strange HerringThe Problem with WaitingDavid Griffith, Good LettersWhen the Media Decides on AbortionDustin Siggins & Drew Belsky, American ThinkerWuthnow’s Small-Town AmericaElizabeth Dilley, Christian CenturyThe Emerging “Hip . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.6.14

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Bloombergism: Accomplishment, Overreach, AmbiguityTevi Troy, City JournalWe Need to Talk About TEDBenjamin Bratton, GuardianA Reburial Fit for a KingMedievalistsNumbers Don’t LieDror Eydar and David P. Goldman, Israel HayomIn Defense of KantM. Anthony Mills, . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.3.14

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Conservatives / NeoconservativesJonathan Bronitsky, National AffairsA.I.: A History of FailureDavid Auerbach, NautilusFiction and Critique in AmericaAdam Kirsch, HarvardMove New Year’s to MarchDominic Selwood, TelegraphWhy Working Class Men Are Falling BehindMichael . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.2.14

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Who Owns the Code of Life?Peter W. Huber, City JournalWhat the Middle East Would Be Like Without ChristiansChrista Case Bryant, Christian Science MonitorCommunion TownJennifer duBois, New York Times Book ReviewGreek RevivalNathaniel Popkin, Smart SetDid Bach Burn Out?Anastassia Boutsko, Deutsche . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 12.30.13

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The Crisis of American Religious PluralismKenneth L. Grasso, Modern AgeDo You Even Want to Win the Culture War?James Chastek, Just ThomismSaving the Art of ConversationMegan Garber, AtlanticIs “Write” Wrong?: A Discussion of Iconology LingoMary Lowell, Orthodox Arts JournalPeter Geach, . . . . Continue Reading »