October 12, 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.

Cosy world of the old history boy network

When I asked my academic colleagues to rate historians and their most famous works, their anger at the patronage system surprised me

June 26, 2019

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Davids slay Goliath of Dolphin Square

A consortium of residents and community groups has defeated plans to revamp one of London’s most famous—and notorious—buildings

June 26, 2019

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Discovering the Great War of China

A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal

June 26, 2019

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The article examines Greta Thunberg’s school strike, media networks, climate advocacy, and alleged links between activism and green-energy interests.

Greta’s very corporate children’s crusade

Behind the schoolgirl climate warrior lies a shadowy cabal of lobbyists, investors and energy companies seeking to profit from a green bonanza

May 30, 2019

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Be mindful of the latest magic bullet

Mindfulness is all the rage, from big corporations to the NHS. Is it a panacea for many societal problems or just a short-lived fad?

May 30, 2019

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A Fifty Shades of Grey area over violent sex

Juries seem increasingly willing to accept “rough sex” as a defence against murder. Does “BDSM” allow abusers to hide in plain sight?

April 25, 2019

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Breast is not always best for mothers

Women shouldn’t be pressurised into breastfeeding — it’s sexist and illiberal to claim that anyone who bottle-feeds is a bad mother

April 25, 2019

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Amritsar: beginning of the end of Empire

The true casualty figures are still hotly disputed 100 years after the Punjab massacre, but its real legacy was the slow death of the Raj

April 25, 2019

Features·History·India

Chronicle of a political disaster long foretold

The man, dressed in full urban-guerrilla black attire, complete with knapsack, helmet, goggles, gloves and hammer, but wearing the iconic yellow fluorescent vest as well, systematically smashed shop windows, destroyed items stolen

April 25, 2019

Features·Foreign Affairs

The way forward for Europe’s great outsider

The UK’s relationship with the Continent has always been fraught. But history shows there is no neat answer to where Britain belongs

February 25, 2019

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A beginner’s manual to grievance gibberish

The authors of the most successful academic “hoax” of recent years explain just how to persuade learned journals to accept nonsense

February 25, 2019

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The tricky business of gender identity

What lies behind the troubling rise in gender dysphoria among teenagers? And should we separate the “T” from LGBT?

January 28, 2019

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