"There is a tendency to hubris in science," says Tom Stoppard. Such a tendency is evident in David Sloan Wilson: "If my passion comes across as hubris, then let it!"... more »
Bertrand Russell said that he feared argument with John Maynard Keynes, likening it to taking his life in his own hands. Keynes was ruthless, especially toward fellow academics.... more »
The American protest against Charlie Hebdo isn't about American ignorance of French satire. No, it's about panic and fear in literary New York... more »