Tells men she is like Durga with her ten hands. In one hand a stick, in another a law book, in another a flower.… Read the rest

Race gives a certain fantasy of what equality is: a world that is equal if there are no racists.… Read the rest

‘We like to talk about the differences we can appreciate, and we don’t like to talk about the ones we can’t.’… Read the rest

On public hostility to reason: problem-solving impeded by unwillingness to let facts drive decisions.… Read the rest

New book traces background of Gujarat riots in ideology of the Hindu right. … Read the rest

Christian Zionists don’t want peace in the Middle East. The Messiah is on his way!… Read the rest

Rawlsian liberalism, abortion, the status of the fetus, political liberalism, why they matter.… Read the rest

Frets about something called ‘Enlightenment fundamentalism.’… Read the rest

‘What sounds like a harmless metaphor can restrict the intellectual bravado that is essential to science.’… Read the rest

Report says 20 of 23 federally funded centers gave false or misleading information about abortion risks.… Read the rest

Psychoanalysis turned out to be more like a religious cult or a fractious, fissile political party than a science. … Read the rest

‘This was a man who gave far more to the world than just the double helix.’… Read the rest

As students, you should expect to feel uncomfortable about your beliefs as a matter of course.… Read the rest

Offend, offence, offended, Islamophobe, outrage, insensitive, difference, oh dear.… Read the rest

Offended, offensive, Islamophobia, western, medieval, Danish cartoon crisis, oh dear.… Read the rest

‘Ayaan’s questions may not be new, but they need to be reiterated, especially by women.’… Read the rest

Violence is fine, lesbian sex unfine; what’s that about, and why are these people anonymous?… Read the rest

FCC hides report that says media consolidation is bad for tv news, says dog ate homework.… Read the rest