Human Rights
The Stem Cell Wars are Over
Thanks to a breakthrough, human embryos need not be sacrificed in the cause of science
Gone are our Frontier Values
‘The objection to pooftahs was indeed characteristic of Australians, even clever ones’
Make the Right Connection
Cameron’s former speechwriter quit politics to devote himself to Only Connect, a theatre group for ex-prisoners.
Fear Returns to Russia
Standpoint‘s Mole in Moscow compares life for the intelligentsia under Putin with the Soviet era
What’s Best for Europe?
‘It is an interest rather than a principle that marches against Israel promote’
On the Straight and Narrow
Volunteers from the New Bridge Foundation befriend convicts and help to ease their reintegration on release
ONLINE ONLY: ID Cards to be Labour’s Final Fiasco?
After widespread protest, a Japanese High Court ruled that their similar scheme could not legally be enforced. Will people in the UK just roll over and allow the government to know all about them?
Language, Truth and Logos
The analytic philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe was able to reconcile her field with her faith, without “compartmentalising”, or compromising either
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
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