The world remains a very hostile place for women in many corners of the globe. As such, we should all strive to battle such injustices wherever these might occur.

Amongst Western intelligentsia, to criticize if not loathe American values is viewed as progressive and liberal, whilst to support brutal and intolerant religious and political ideologies is a hallmark of being enlightened.

If you are of sound mind and body, many exciting and challenging adventures are within your reach irrespective of your age.

Social etiquette dictates that when in mixed company, one should avoid discussing politics and religion. As someone who is quite active on various social portals, I can attest to the visceral emotions that are triggered when these topics are broached!

I contend that the ethos of perpetual non-judgment is intellectually dishonest if not outright cowardly.

One of the hallmarks of the American justice system is that it should be blind to individuals' idiosyncratic descriptors, including biological sex, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or physical attributes.

Offending someone's religious sensibilities can never justify a violent response. There are no 'but' qualifiers, and the sooner that this lesson is internalized, the rosier our future will be.

There is nothing morally objectionable in stating that a country has the inalienable right to decide on the exact number of immigrants and the exact type of immigrants that it wishes to let into its borders. As part of that calculus, it is perfectly rational to exhibit preferential treatment to immigrants who share one's cultural values.

Early in my doctoral training at Cornell University, I became immersed in the behavioral decision theory paradigm.

To rightly recognize that men and women are equal under the law is perfectly removed from the fact that men and women are distinguishable beings that have been shaped by sex-specific evolutionary challenges. Accordingly, there is no reason to assume or expect that there should be equal representation of the two sexes across all contexts.

To study consumer behavior is to explore human nature at its most fundamental level using the modern world as its backdrop.

While it is true that all individuals are equal under the law, this hardly implies that they are created equal.

Across disparate cultures that require physical risk-taking as a rite of passage, it is always the men who engage in such pursuits.

There is no gospel of atheism. Atheists don't pray at the altar of a Richard Dawkins poster.

In the game of life, survival is only part of the battle.

My family and I were welcomed to Canada more than 40 years ago. We sought and obtained refuge in a liberal, modern, and secular society, and put the ugliness of genocidal religious hate and associated tribalism behind us - or so we thought.

In some instances, a gender imbalance is indeed a manifestation of sexism. In others, it is not.

Notwithstanding the supposed egalitarian ethos of some hunter-gatherer societies, humans are a hierarchical social species. We care greatly about where we stand in comparison to some relevant reference group.

World history is shaped both positively and negatively by people who judge.

Consumer behaviour is a powerful realm from which to explore our biological heritage.

It is perfectly acceptable in a free and liberal society to criticize, debate, mock, and reject any ideology.

My personal growth stems from the humility with which I navigate the world, namely with a reverence for all of the knowledge that I've yet to learn but that is out there available to me.

There are many benefits to having interesting friends on Facebook. In my case, given that fellow academics constitute a sizable portion of my online friends, I am at times privy to shared studies that I might otherwise miss (or perhaps only identify at some future date).

There is a natural rhythm to parent-child interactions, including the fact that some parental insights prove poignant and veridical decades after they were first shared with us.