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The Unfinished Journey of Lionel Trilling

Until recently, it was assumed that Trilling had written only one long fiction, The Middle of the Journey (1947). Now, thanks to Geraldine Murphy we know that Trilling was a third of

July 23, 2008

Academia·Communism·Critique·History·Judaism·Literature·Politics·Publishing

Does the Arts Club Have Good Taste?

In the dictionary on my laptop it defines art as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination”. To me, that’s cooking

July 22, 2008

Art·Counterpoints·Food

The Darwinian Delusion

Science makes no sense from an evolutionary standpoint, so why have we done it – and why do we continue to do it?

July 22, 2008

Cosmos·Faith·History·Science

Democrats v Autocrats

The Return of History and the End of Dreams by Robert Kagan

July 18, 2008

Books·China·Defence·Global Governance·History·International·Middle East·North America·Philosophy·Politics·Russia·The West·War on Terror

ONLINE ONLY: Alarming but Never Alarmist

Terror and Consent by Philip Bobbitt

July 17, 2008

Books·Global Governance·International·Politics·War on Terror

Faking a Killing

The world reacted with horror when it saw a 12-year-old boy shot dead by Israeli soldiers. But the footage, it transpires, told a lie

June 27, 2008

Defence·Features·France·International·Islam·Israel·Media·Middle East·Military·Policing·Politics·The West·War on Terror

American Revolution

Barack Obama has the mood, the momentum and the money in his favour – but John McCain’s character and record could yet swing November’s presidential election for the Republicans To the happy

June 26, 2008

Features·McCain·Media·North America·Obama·Politics·The West·US Politics

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 tell us of the aspirations of the new

June 25, 2008

China·Education·Features·Heritage·International·Literature·Media·Politics·Russia·The West

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

June 24, 2008

Academia·Cosmos·Health·Science

The CPS: A Criminal Waste of Money

Standpoint’s Mole inside the Crown Prosecution Service believes that it is too bureaucratic, inefficient and politicised

June 24, 2008

The Mole

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 warming. Their discussion is chaired by Standpoint editor

June 24, 2008

Dialogue·Energy·Environment·International·UK Politics·Westminster

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 — but not all — the answers

June 18, 2008

Cosmos·Science

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