Martha Nussbaum

The Anger of the American People

In Q&A, Prof. Martha Nussbaum discusses Donald Trump, mass incarceration and her book Anger and Forgiveness


The Religious War Against American Scholars of India

Profs. Wendy Doniger and Martha Nussbaum discuss disputes over Indian history and Hinduism scholarship


Hilary Putnam (1926-2016)

In op-ed, Prof. Martha Nussbaum remembers Hilary Putnam, ‘one of the greatest philosophers this nation has ever produced’


JNU row: Ekla cholo re

In op-ed, Prof. Martha Nussbaum discusses sedition laws in India and cites Prof. Ernst Freund’s 1919 article on freedom of speech


The Indian Express

Why Some Men Are Above the Law

In op-ed, Prof. Martha C. Nussbaum explores how ‘famous men standardly get away with sexual harms’


‘For a politics of humanism’

In Q&A, Prof. Martha Nussbaum discusses issues in Indian society, including use of the death penalty


The Hindu

What If Your Humanitarian Donations Are Making Things Worse?

In book review, Prof. Martha Nussbaum debates reigning ideas relating to welfare, generosity, and humanitarian aid


New Republic