Between negative stereotypes and conservatives appropriating feminist language, there’s plenty to contest.

Some foster thoughtful discussion, but most offer tips on makeup, shopping and diets.

Jessica Valenti started her popular feminist website because she felt that her generation wasn’t being heard.

A conversation with the founder and editor of Feministing.com.

Oscar Wilde is his first pick but an equally famous American author is a close second.

Fry stays up nights fretting about disappointing his grandfather.

The British comedian admires Oscar Wilde, Nelson Mandela and likes “anyone as unlike [him] as possible.”

It’s never a good idea to follow the money when you’re picking projects.

After touring all 50 states, the British comedian likes San Francisco most, with its close proximity to Sequoia National Park and Big Sur.

Stephen Fry’s own experience with manic depression lead him to create a documentary about the condition.

The “unbelievable hole” of yearning and longing that it creates can never be returned.

As an adolescent, the comedian found comfort, inspiration and fellowship in the nineteenth-century playwright’s work.

A Mormon tour guide did not appreciate his sly questions.

The prep-school-educated actor grew up in a country house with gardeners and servants. While his mother was warm and loveable, his forbidding father was more like Sherlock Holmes.

Actor and comedian Stephen Fry details the positive influence philosophers have had on his life, as well as his journey of understanding both what he believes and why he believes it.

Making others feel better, finer, and funnier—that’s the sign of “character and quality.”

A conversation with the British comedian, author, actor and filmmaker.

Luke Timothy Johnson explains how many secular phenomena—from political campaigns to college football—can have a religious character.

New Testament scholar Luke Timothy Johnson explores whether the ways in which Christians practice their faith might be more important than the content of their beliefs.

Professor Luke Timothy Johnson reviews New Testament writers, including Paul, and whether their condemnation of paganism was a product of their time.

Professor Luke Timothy Johnson explores the impact of paganism and early Christianity on today’s Christians.

Professor Luke Timothy Johnson examines how early Christian polemic caricatured pagans and describes the real relationship between Greco-Roman religion and early Christianity.

Professor Luke Timothy Johnson argues that Christianity over time came to resemble the broad range of pagan/gentile religions, but that Judaism pulled back from its involvement with Hellenism.

Professor Luke Timothy Johnson examines the influence of paganism on Christianity.

With its history of reactionary policies, the FDIC has played a significant role in a variety of industry failures.

According to John Allison, the market system did not fail in 2008 and did not need governmental intervention, as this sort of intrusion was responsible for the panic in the […]

There’s a reason why economies have based their currencies on something tangible since at least the Roman Empire. As John Allison explains, if we don’t do the same, high government […]

The task of setting salaries lies completely with board members and the marketplace; the only real question is how to get boards to better gauge comprehensive performance.

How can we manage banks that may be too big to fail?

How can we prevent companies like Citigroup from being continually buoyed by government funds while growing worse with each bailout? John Allison explains the long-term benefits of the triage solution […]