Volume > Issue > New Oxford Notes: October 2017

New Oxford Notes: October 2017

Twilight of the Idols

Confederate monuments are coming down, as they ought. But once begun, where will it end? Where race in America is concerned, reason and real history have been superseded by sentimentalism and reaction — on all sides.

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.

You May Also Enjoy

The Politics of Suicide in Post-Christian America

There's a direct link between changes in theistic belief and suicide rates. "Disbelief can be deadly" is one way to put it.

The Virtue of Anger & the Sin of Wrath

Righteous anger is a fire that inflames the heart to take action, enkindles the conscience to call evil by its true name, and purifies the mind to speak the truth.

Ethical Reflections on the Economy

This statement was attacked by business leaders and the prime minister, and was the subject of a full-scale debate in the Canadian Parliament.