I cannot defend this. A public service broadcaster must meet the highest standards of fairness and care. In this instance, it has failed.

The phrases toxic mothers repeat may seem harmless, but they leave invisible effects on children’s self-esteem, confidence, and emotional well-being throughout their lives ...

A senior BBC executive has apologised to staff, saying the corporation understands “how distressing” it was that a racial slur shouted during an appearance by Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy ...

The inquiry into a harrowing knife rampage begins, with families of the victims calling for deep accountability and change.

The BAFTA Awards' N-Word debacle was a perfect storm of bad ears, bad decisions and a bad history that brings back #BAFTASoWhite.

Speech without enforceable consequence undermines the social contract. Trust, cooperation, and democratic deliberation all rely on the assumption that speakers are bound by what they say.

Word of the Day – Schadenfreude: Schadenfreude is trending as searches spike during celebrity scandals and political controversies. Nearly 68% of Americans admit feeling secret satisfaction at rivals’ ...

Bryce Harper offers a useful case. Not as a hero story or a recap of achievements, but as an interpretive look at how ...

In a previous post, I examined the psychological power of conjunctions, especially that warm, fuzzy, inclusive conjunction: and. Here we expand our focus to the psychological power of words in general ...

The United Nations’ COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, known as “the Amazon COP,” wrapped on Nov. 22. Powerful petrostates and large polluting nations succeeded in blocking inclusion of a roadmap ...