New Oxford Notes: November 2016
Big Brother North of the Border
Canada is writing laws based on gender defined as a sense, an experience, and the result of expression: dress, hair, make-up, body language, voice, name, and personal pronoun use.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Return of an Imaginary Menace
Dire warnings of the impending overthrow of American institutions by Christian theocrats -- remember the term 'American Taliban'? -- never came close to coming to pass.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
You May Also Enjoy
Two Marys Who Are Quite Contrary
More than a few women do believe that motherhood can be an obstacle to a woman's independence and self-fulfillment.
The Seven Sad Ages of Modern Man
Our rewriting of the great drama of life, which should proceed like a mysterious tale full of wonder and engagement, is a sad soliloquy.
How to Tell Your Children the Truth About Sex
The cover of the May 3, 1996, National Catholic Reporter featured a dramatic drawing of…