U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday criticized populists and those who engage in “absolutism” in her final speech as prime minister -- as she defended her own desire for compromise in ...

DURING the last week while the Independent show of pictures has been hung in the Waldorf (the management has had to keep a fire hose playing on the pictures to keep them from setting fire to the ...

The protection of extramural speech may be necessary, but academics should acknowledge the magnitude of the privilege they’re claiming, Deepa Das Acevedo writes. (I say “as far as we know” because ...

I was asked once whether religion had done more harm than good in history. “More good, but it’s close,” I replied. However, the same might be said of many human institutions – governments, the police, ...

This new article is here. The Introduction: Free speech absolutism has seemingly had its day, inasmuch as scholarly and public (if not judicial) opinion are increasingly hostile to the idea that more ...

In the realm of politics, transparency and personal integrity of the caliph was the hallmark of the Muslim rule It is my proud privilege that some very esteemed people take out time to read and ...

With the critical need for greater global cooperation to restore climate balance and reduce climate change, why are we waiting for sweeping systems changes and government reform? There will be no real ...

Elon Musk at The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The New York Times) Soon after Musk ...