Going digital: Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart to be a part of JLF's 2021 virtual editionThe 10-day literary event will feature a line-up of speakers from across the world.
22 Jan, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
India’s elite clubs: Bastions of hereditary entitlementThe constitutionality of hereditary membership is questionable, but who among the members will go out and challenge it? There are other imp...
16 May, 2020, 09.13 AM IST
How Coronavirus is shaking up the moral universeCovid's a test, too, in the strength of the ideas humans choose to help them form moral judgments.
30 Mar, 2020, 09.21 PM IST
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20 Feb, 2017, 01.34 PM IST
Failure of education market: Hefty fees for worthless degrees don't buy well-paying jobsCommoditised market-oriented educational model is a scam, as it systematically milks customers for large sums of money and offers too littl...
12 Sep, 2016, 05.33 PM IST
We must harness markets, instead of blocking their operationThe reality is that no nation in modern times has successfully bucked market forces to achieve affluence for its people.
11 May, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Don't fall in trap of schools giving useless degrees: RBI Governor Raghuram RajanRaghuram Rajan said students should not fall prey to 'unscrupulous schools' which leave them with high debt and "useless degrees".
07 May, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
Indian media must go beyond shouting matches for democratic discourse: Michael SandelSandel speaks about the internet transforming education globally,India’s huge challenges, its vital potential – and watching shouting match...
09 Dec, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
Business lessons we learnt at the Times Lit FestA literature festival in the financial capital of the country will be incomplete without a conversation on economy. Stop by these handpicke...
30 Nov, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
The Duff review: Predictable but makes you go on till the endDuring a party, college football star Wes tells his buddy Bianca that she is a 'DUFF', or 'Designated Ugly Fat Friend' and guys are only so...
12 Jun, 2015, 10.03 AM IST
Michael Sandel: The man RBI governor Raghuram Rajan introduced to a graduating classRajan quoted American philosopher Michael Sandel stressing on proper understanding & appreciation of the role that markets and money play i...
05 Jun, 2015, 09.28 AM IST
Poke Me: Top clubs should not be on common landThe Delhi Golf Club's website also mentions that non-members can play, but they will be charged Rs 2,400 for each time they play an 18-hole...
02 Oct, 2014, 02.42 PM IST
The marketization of life will be a challenge for India: Michael SandelThe US is probably the place where these tendencies can be seen at their most extreme.
26 Jan, 2014, 08.27 AM IST
- Political Thought
Aristotle maintains that we can’t figure out what a just constitution is without first reflecting on the most desirable way of life.
10 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Of virtue and choice
The standard case for unfettered markets rests on two claims: one about welfare, the other about freedom.
30 Apr, 2013, 04.37 AM IST
Jaipur Lit Festival 2013: Need to question the assumption that markets can define public good, says Michael SandelWe need to ask where do markets serve the public goods and where do they not belong? In what areas do the introduction of market values cro...
27 Jan, 2013, 10.28 AM IST
Why bailouts should be accountable to the taxpayer: Michael J Sandel, Professor of Government at Harvard UniversityOccupy Wall Street rose because there was a wide sense of outrage not because people didn't realise but because there was a fundamental inj...
13 Mar, 2012, 08.50 AM IST