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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Man upset by violent crucifixion scenes, so throttles wife.… Read the rest

Favourites dropped, list full of young unknowns.… Read the rest

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

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

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

24-hour news, with comments taken out of context, disseminated and recycled, does its bit. … Read the rest

The issue is suffering.… Read the rest

Says Peter Steinfels, who writes a column on ‘religion and ethics’ in The New York Times.… Read the rest