‘Chomsky has allowed bile and rhetoric to replace intellectual rigour in his latest diatribe.’… Read the rest

The Independent asks Hobsbawm and others.… Read the rest

‘She is a serious, independent and provocative thinker,’ says chair of Demos trustees.… Read the rest

She fled India after she was raped and forced into an arranged marriage.… Read the rest

In our discourse on caste, Dalits’ marginality and exclusion does not get the attention it deserves.… Read the rest

Nussbaum points out that ‘gender justice cannot be successfully pursued without limiting male freedom.’… Read the rest

‘Even multiculturalism’s defenders often have little clue of what it really is, or does.’… Read the rest

Very carefully.… Read the rest

False convictions are a problem – but so are false acquittals.… Read the rest

‘We need a few high-profile cases of Asian parents being put in prison to make [forced marriage] a social stigma.’… Read the rest

Might be a good idea to educate some homegrown scientists.… Read the rest

‘Faith’ schools demand exemption from equality laws in order to keep teaching that homosexuality is a sin. … Read the rest

Newspaper scare stories rely on unpublished research, so informed debate is impossible.… Read the rest

Scares about mercury fillings get headlines; follow-up research suggesting they are safe is ignored. … Read the rest

‘This isn’t Brigham Young Seminary,’ says BYU alumnus.… Read the rest

Not enough Montaigne, no GH Mead, no Habermas; but still a useful book.… Read the rest

Good idea but silly reasons.… Read the rest

Focus too much on organisation and attentiveness, not enough on explosions.… Read the rest

Accuracy, reliability, accountability matter.… Read the rest

Luc Bovens of LSE argues that rhythm method may increase risk of early embryonic death.… Read the rest