The Koran: Scrutinising the Inscrutable
Each new translation of Islam’s most sacred text offers fresh insights into its meaning. Yet there are still surprises in a book that is
China, Red in Tooth and Claw
Wolf Totem is a disconcerting mixture of nationalism, lupine metaphors and nostalgia for the age of nomads. But what does the novel’s runaway success
Christianity, Secularisation and Islam
In the second in our series on religion and public life, a leading Dominican theologian argues that only a recovery of the Judeo-Christian tradition
Science and Sentimentalism
By blocking the construction of the new Oxford laboratories, animal-rights activists are harming the university, the public and the animals themselves
The CPS: A Criminal Waste of Money
Standpoint’s Mole inside the Crown Prosecution Service believes that it is too bureaucratic, inefficient and politicised
The Politics of Climate Change
Former Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson challenges David Cameron’s Conservatives, represented by the party’s policy chief Oliver Letwin, to break with the consensus on global
The Science of the Soul
Man is three in one: a physical system, a living creature and a conscious mind. But how are they related? Neuroscience gives us some
Empire of the Bun
The Hamburger: A History by Josh Ozersky