Unless the countries of Europe figure out how to accommodate Muslim immigrant populations, there will be increasing numbers of riots, and increasing divisions along economic, religious and ethnic lines.

The history of the French “parité movement,” and its lessons for U.S. democracy.

What the U.S. can learn from French battles over mosque and state.

Western attempts to ban Islamic religious garb, and Muslim attempts to censor Western religious satire may be separate issues. But neither is a good idea.

Like Muslims, Jews were once considered “un-assimilable” in Europe. But most found creative ways to adapt—as do Muslim immigrants today.

France’s ban on Muslim headscarves in public schools has ignited endless controversy. Which side does the “Politics of the Veil” author take?

The “Politics of the Veil” author explains why the culture clash between “secularist” France and Muslim immigrants is rising to a fever pitch.

A conversation with the historian and social scientist at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Masculinity was partly to blame for the obscure financial instruments that caused us so much grief.

Drugs like Ritalin essentially work to make male behavior more female-like.

Some animals exhibit behaviors that are not unlike our religious ceremonies.

Some religions are better than others in providing a peace of mind, a sense of social comfort, a sense of decency.

“When you’re dealing with theoretical issues like who serves God better that becomes rapidly rather frightening and unattached to any reality.”

Sex can cause “all sorts of ruckus in all sorts of lives on an endless basis.” That’s why religions make a point of regulating it.

“People who are religious might well be healthier because they help each other more.”

Believing in God generates soothing “juices” in the brain that make us feel good.

A conversation with the Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University.

Control the things you can about your diet and environment, and get politically active around the things you can’t.

One in three babies is delivered via Caesarian section. “This is unacceptable and of course it’s going to produce harm.”

Mainstream media messages lead us to be totally dissatisfied with who and what we are—and make us into consumers of products and procedures rather than contributors to our community.

How women should think about their role in a society where prescriptions are everywhere.

When the collective started forty years ago, there was a “knowledge gap” and a dearth of information about women’s health issues.

A conversation with the Executive Director of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective.

Many Muslims feel excluded from Europe’s political process, yet the internal divisions of Islam have prevented believers from making common cause.

How America’s Tea Party movement connects to the larger anxieties about globalization.

Looking for a model of successful multiculturalism? You could do worse than former European colonies such as India and Indonesia.

If the French political thinker and historian returned to the modern-day U.S., he would find that some of his most pessimistic predictions have come true.

The history of religion and immigration in the U.S. has made us more receptive to outside faiths. But, of course, our true religion is entrepreneurship.

“People see religion as a challenge again to liberalism and democracy.” The “Taming the Gods” author sees that issue as grist for writing.

Will fears about fundamentalist Islam spark a European version of America’s “Christian right?”