August 2009 | Page 2 of 3 | Standpoint Magazine

The Character of Englishness

Dr Johnson, the greatest writer of critical prose in the English language, was able to impart to his readers both human nature in general, and the character of Englishness in particular

August 25, 2009

Critique·Literature·Publishing·Theatre

Booking a Place in History

The publisher George Weidenfeld has died at the age of 96. In 2009, he looked back at an eventful life and forward to his vision of the future in a dialogue with

August 25, 2009

Dialogue·History·Israel·Literature·Publishing

Lisieux, France: Relics of Thérèse

The veneration of saint's relics largely died out after the Reformation, but the bones of one 19th-Century nun inexplicably attract millions of pilgrims from around the world today

August 25, 2009

Dispatches·The Catholic Church

South Africa: The ANC’S Health Lesson for Obama

Health care reform is one of the hardest things in politics. If Obama may be heading for defeat or a bloody draw, this is nothing compared to what awaits the ANC as

August 25, 2009

Africa·Dispatches·Health

Cattle Dealer

The New Stateman's choice of senior editor confirms that the magazine has abandoned its liberal principles

August 25, 2009

Counterpoints·Islam·War on Terror

Chávez’s Thugs

Chávez's blanket control over the media is highlighted by the armed attack on Globovisión

August 25, 2009

Counterpoints·Human Rights·Latin America·Media

Equally Incoherent

The Left is resurgent in the Labour Party, but its egalitarian agenda is utterly inconsistent

August 25, 2009

Counterpoints·Social Affairs·UK Politics

Crimes Against Fiction

Crime-writers are encouraged to fill their pages with sadistic misogyny because it sells When a female corpse appeared on the jacket of a crime-writing colleague’s new book, she pointed out to her

August 25, 2009

Counterpoints·Literature·Publishing

A Veil of Silence Over Murder

Here in Britain, and all over the world, men are killing women on a point of 'honour'. Why do we tolerate the intolerable?

August 24, 2009

Faith·Features·Gender·Islam·Social Affairs·War on Terror

A Mad Call to Arms

As Middle East countries rush to acquire nuclear weapons, the Cold War stalemate will not apply in the region

August 24, 2009

Defence·Features·Iran·Israel·Middle East·Military

Eastward Ho

I am off to Berlin tomorrow to interview Nigel Kennedy after his jazz gig at the Brandenburg Gate, which is part of the closing celebrations of the World…

August 22, 2009

Uncategorized

Editorial image for "Brave New Worlds?" — Fascinating piece in The New Yorker by the super Alex Ross about the…

Fascinating piece in The New Yorker by the super Alex Ross about the processes of digitally restoring old recordings, and the sheer mindboggling availability of different formats in the marketplace today, thanks

August 17, 2009

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