The Independent Group promises a break with ideology-led politics but that is simply not possible to achieve

As the popularity of the recent New York Times dialect quiz reminds us, we're fascinated by what our speech says about who we are. But what happens when telling "us" from "them" becomes a dangerous...

A new biography reveals Nietzsche to be a perfect gentleman—shy, attentive, and a little whimsical

The burnout, the slob, the daydreamer and the slacker—which could you be?

Mill's famous vision of freedom is compelling—but of its own time. Instead of focussing on the individual, we should seek freedom through our responsibilities to others

What our politicians have engaged in is a refusal to think

Books to help us understand our world

A letter from the scientist which goes on auction this week is a New Atheist's dream. But the reality of Einstein's faith is complex

Human beings are storytellers but that sometimes does us more harm than good

The great philosopher had a pluralistic view and made puncturing scientific pretension into an art form. She spoke to Prospect a few weeks before her death, aged 99