California Dreaming
'Don't believe what they say about California: it is still the matrix for our civilisation'
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Novel Delights
'"You can't write a novel," she said. But, at last, I have' - Craig Raine details the lengthy birth pains of his fiction debut
Has Britain Found a Role Yet?
The leading historians Professors Norman Stone and Jeremy Black discuss how this country might recover its once unique contribution to Western civilisation with Standpoint Editor Daniel Johnson
Beyond Climate Hubris
An open letter to Chris Huhne calls for a new pragmatic approach to rebuild public trust
Bajaur: A Talk with the Taliban
‘At last, a familiar sight: we drive past a Johnson & Johnson factory. “This place can’t be that bad,” I tell myself. “Daniel Pearl was executed near here,” the driver says unprompted.
Oslo: Signing OFF on Human Rights
The alternative human rights conference highlights causes that are too often ignored or forgotten by organisations like Amnesty International
A New Voice for the American Right
The heir to Buckley, Kristol and Neuhaus, Robert George is the new leader of American intellectual conservatism
Why do Western Women Convert?
Dr Haifaa Jawad believes that converting to Islam “provides a sense of belonging and a clear identity.” For some women, the appeal lies in spiritual reasons, community, and a desire for certainty.
The Ascent of Man
Are humans just the most complex of molecular machines or something qualitatively different?
Pilgrim of Meaning
Newman’s Unquiet Grave: Portrait of a Reluctant Saint by John Cornwell There has not been, to say the least, a paucity of books about John Henry Newman, or of books which touch
The Original Dirty Digger
A King's Ransom: The Life of Charles Théveneau de Morande, Blackmailer, Scandalmonger & Master Spy by Simon Burrows
Fading Glitter
Final Demands by Frederic Raphael