‘It’s a bug that has taken hold of me without asking my permission.’… Read the rest

Enlightenment, we should equally remember, means replacing half-baked notions and myths with facts.… Read the rest

Derogation of the out-group was expressed in word and deed.… Read the rest

A classic on intergroup conflict and cooperation… Read the rest

Communities of interest are not born; they are made, and construct themselves, according to prevalent ideologies.… Read the rest

Her life was bound by prohibitions: no swimming, no sports, no playing outdoors and no German friends because they were infidels. She ran away the day her father threatened her with an ax. … Read the rest

Secularists, women’s rights campaigners, minorities not pleased.… Read the rest

New Islamic family law in Malaysia undermines women’s rights.… Read the rest

In 1968, women and men occupied the barricades.… Read the rest

Rehman has been thrashed by her father, threatened at gunpoint by her uncle and forced to marry a complete stranger… Read the rest

Collection of articles on on the ways Hindutva propagandists distort ancient Indian history. … Read the rest

K N Panikkar on the politics of rewriting history in India. … Read the rest

Creationists sense they’re playing a losing game.… Read the rest

‘I found a dimpled spider, fat and white…’… Read the rest

How ID creationism is wedging its way into the cultural and academic mainstream.… Read the rest

‘Among the more irritating consequences of our flagrantly religious society is the special dispensation that mainstream religions receive.’… Read the rest

Vardy schools accord equal importance to both creationism and theories of evolution.… Read the rest

Reviews and Criticisms of Michael Behe’s book: Darwin’s Black Box:
The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution… Read the rest

Irreducible complexity is a term invented by Behe. It is a myth: there is no irreducible complexity in living organisms.… Read the rest

Irreducible complexity is a term invented by Behe. It is a myth: there is no irreducible complexity in living organisms.… Read the rest