September 9, 2026

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Long-form essays from Standpoint on politics, foreign affairs, religion, education and economics. Arguments made at length by writers who mean them.

Staking claims on thin ice: the new Silk Road

Shipping routes are opening up in the Arctic due to climate change. This is a development fraught with environmental and geopolitical risk

July 10, 2020

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Majority rule; minority rights

It is folly to treat UK race relations as totally divorced from the rest of human experience. We need to look at the larger global picture

July 10, 2020

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Suffering from chronic repression

Fears of a new Cultural Revolution are beginning to look justified as Xi Jinping advances the pace of control in China

July 10, 2020

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The favourites

From Piers Gaveston onwards, controversial courtiers have a long history in British politics.How unusual is Dominic Cummings?

July 10, 2020

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‘Safety first’: the war on risk

Safety has supplanted liberty as the driving force of our political culture. This is a cul-de-sac for democracy

July 10, 2020

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Music’s in the house

Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past

May 22, 2020

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Why T.S. Eliot still matters

His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins

May 22, 2020

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The future is beige

As white ethnic minorities fall in population share, their polarisation increases. We need a deeper conversation

May 22, 2020

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The mark of an educated mind

Schooling underpinned by critical thinking is the bedrock of civilisation. It could save us from today’s infantilised discourse

May 22, 2020

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No sex please, we’re Japanese

Japan’s population shrinks by half a million every year. Is it already too late to reverse this decline?

May 22, 2020

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African reset: will Covid-19 bring change?

It is tempting to hope that ordinary people will rise up and demand change. But we are more likely to see poverty exacerbated

May 22, 2020

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Emmanuel Macron’s petite crise

The unpopular president’s reforms exposed a deep discontent. The response to the pandemic has made his problems worse

May 22, 2020

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