Observers express surprise but Singer has always balanced harms and benefits.… Read the rest

‘Change must come from within, say the good liberals. No one said that about apartheid.’… Read the rest

‘We remain hostage to our sense of grievances. Our narratives have become our prison, paralyzing discourse and hindering understanding.’… Read the rest

‘It would seem that the homosexual person’s rights trump the religious person’s rights.’… Read the rest

Utility sits uneasily with truth; we need an explanation of how the virtue of truth can stand opposed to pragmatism.… Read the rest

‘I thought Islam told us to do so,’ said Samar.… Read the rest

More than 36 million people of working age have the virus.… Read the rest

At 5.7 million. More than 40 million people worldwide infected with HIV/Aids, UN says. … Read the rest

Oh ye of little faith.… Read the rest

When our deepest values are radically at risk, the constraints lose their grip.… Read the rest

With colleges wary of potential lawsuits, oral historians find their work caught up in regulatory reviews.… Read the rest

‘The success of scientific explanations of the natural world makes religious explanations redundant.’… Read the rest

Consider the relationship between sentimentality and Christmas.… Read the rest

Billie Holliday and Bob Dylan, worth the space, but ‘Plop plop fizz fizz’?… Read the rest

Intelligence Augmentation uses human beings as part of computer programs.… Read the rest

‘Freudian analysis is not science; it is fashion, totally dependent on public acclaim.’… Read the rest

Arendt blurred categories; a philosopher who offered notes on the very latest world affairs.… Read the rest

‘Some lawyers welcomed the advance of what has become known as “legal pluralism”.’… Read the rest

He was part-disembowelled and then torn apart with his arms and legs tied to motorbikes.… Read the rest

‘We were very happy. Rawa came and talked about how they could help us. But that has stopped now.’… Read the rest