‘The social dynamics of zero-sum marriage are ugly.’… Read the rest

But urge others to tell the truth.… Read the rest

In which the pursuit of truth and the excitement of new ideas is conveyed in luminous prose.… Read the rest

‘We’re the ones who will change you.’… Read the rest

A rich white guy aligned with the ruling party who has the guts to stand up to the élitists. … Read the rest

Choose your identity of your own free will; don’t slap single-identity labels on people.… Read the rest

Yoshino’s book is convincing, but needs more of a comparative and historical dimension.… Read the rest

Collini demolishes the myth that intellectuals are always oppositional.… Read the rest

Dennett says scientific study of religion includes possibility that religious beliefs are true.… Read the rest

The reason we still hold to an understanding of rationality that is over 200 years old is that it works.… Read the rest

Tradition, religious faith, social hierarchy, unearned privilege, arbitrary authority were its targets.… Read the rest

‘A person belongs to many different groups, of which a religious affiliation is only one.’… Read the rest

Experimenters should be schooled not only in the scientific issues, but the moral issues too.… Read the rest

Mill is our contemporary and our guide in a way that is true of very few philosophers.… Read the rest

Reason as an analytical solvent to dogma, superstition, and unwarranted social authority. … Read the rest

The Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of caste or religion.… Read the rest

Italy has granted him asylum; politicians in Afghanistan are outraged.… Read the rest

There is disagreement among Muslim scholars as to the limits of religious freedom. … Read the rest

Hear Maryam Namazie, Peter Tatchell, Labi Siffre, Johann Hari, Keith Porteous Wood.… Read the rest

Estimated that 10m female foetuses may have been terminated in India in the past 20 years. … Read the rest