Where Did the Big Bang Come From?
The story of Georges Lemaître shows how cosmology moves in mysterious ways
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
A Cooler Shade of Red
A new museum exhibition of Cold War art leaves the nastiness of the communist system completely unacknowledged
Healey’s Bully Pulpit is Worth Revisiting
The memoirs of one of our most able and most cultivated politicians provide a useful reminder of the virtues of ordinary politics
Ditch the New Maths for Good Old Euclid
Every pupil should have the chance to learn from the neglected father of geometry
Is Capitalism Morally Bankrupt?
Samuel Brittan and Edward Hadas, both distinguished economic commentators, discuss where to place the blame for the current global crisis with Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson
A Tory Vision for Europe
Suddenly, the Conservatives are in tune with voters across the continent - and can lead the way to a more democratic EU
Can Civilisation Last Forever?
We are all doomed, or so we are told - but it may not be true
Rethinking the War on Terror
The presidential adviser and author of Terror and Consent, Philip Bobbitt, shares his ideas on the war on terror in a Standpoint dialogue with Conservative politician and author of Celsius 7/7, Michael
Rome: Arrivederci Roma
The public and government mood towards immigrants, whether legal or illegal, is increasingly ugly
ONLINE ONLY: A Different Deal In Iraq
Iraq begins to cut its own deals, and to reach for sovereignty
A New Mutiny?
Away from the tourist trail, India is threatened by the Maoism that toppled Nepal's monarchy
Betraying the State of Israel
Jews fail to understand anti-Semitism disguised as anti-Zionism