March 2018

Neoliberalism

The author argues that neoliberal globalisation and AI favour people with physical health, mental health and intelligence, that Asia benefits, and asks whether science should now be used to make…

AnAn31 March 20182 comments
Administrative note on this weblog

Razib Khan asks contributors to add a profile image so readers can tell who is who.

Razib Khan31 March 20181 comment
The Indian chapter of Who We Are and How We Got Here

Razib Khan previews the India chapter of David Reich’s book: Ancestral North Indians as a roughly 50/50 steppe and Iranian-farmer mix, Ancestral South Indians with about a quarter Iranian-farmer ancestry,…

Razib Khan30 March 201820 comments
Welcome Home Malala!

Welcome Home Malala! We love you!

AnAn28 March 20180 comments
Polyandry in Ceylon/Sri Lanka

S. Barr-Kumarakulasinghe describes polyandry in Ceylon, which persisted in the remote Kandyan kingdom into the 1950s, explaining the deega and binna forms of union, property and dowry rights, and drawing…

sbarrkum26 March 201813 comments
Israelis love Indians and Indians love Israelis

The author argues that India is among the most pro-Jewish countries, that Israelis and Indians are natural friends, and proposes a pathway to Indian residency for Jews, while saying Israel…

AnAn25 March 201823 comments
Can Hinduism Survive?

Asking whether Hinduism can survive, the author contrasts liberal Hindus who say it is not in danger with Hindu nationalists who often fear that better-organised Abrahamic religions are taking over…

Omar Ali25 March 20180 comments
Review: Enlightenment Now. Steven Pinker.

Omar Ali reviews Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now, accepting its data that science and reason have greatly improved human life but arguing it neglects meaning and status, and advising readers to…

Omar Ali25 March 20184 comments
Is Islamism a reaction to Colonialism?

A one-line question asking whether the global rise of Islamism since 1900 was a reaction to colonialism.

AnAn25 March 201821 comments
Should Hinduism survive?

The author, who left and returned to Hinduism, argues it must be judged by whether it can end untouchability and violence against women, while holding that its philosophical traditions such…

Bharata Bharatavanshi23 March 201812 comments