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In On Democracies and Death Cults, bestselling author Douglas Murray argues how no less than the future of the Western World is at stake in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Drawing from intensive on-the-ground reporting in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, Murray presents a compelling case that places the latest violence in its proper historical context. He takes readers on a harrowing journey through the aftermath of the 7th October massacre, piecing together the exclusive accounts from victims, survivors and even the terrorists responsible for the atrocities.

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Articles

The Free Press
20 October 2026

France Stares Down the Abyss of History

Even great things come to an end. There’s no guarantee that French culture and traditions will survive ceaseless attacks from discontents inside the country, writes Douglas Murray.

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The Spectator
15 October 2026

There is no such thing as a clean execution

Between the cases of Christa Pike and Nidal Hasan, a set of interesting questions emerge about the most civilized means of execution

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The Free Press
8 October 2026

What Will Happen to Europe If America Leaves?

The departure of U.S. bombers from Britain may be a final warning to European leaders with no interest in fighting back against enemies of the West, writes Douglas Murray.

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The Spectator
8 October 2026

Reading is the ultimate life hack

The London Underground used to be a happy place for authors. We would get into a carriage and see rows of people, studiously ignoring their neighbors – unless their neighbor was a dog – and reading a newspaper or an actual, physical book.

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The Spectator
1 October 2026

The game you are not allowed to win

Some years ago I heard a moving story about Roy Jenkins. An unpromising start to any anecdote but stay with me. It involved a croquet match during the late period of his life – as Chancellor of the University of Oxford – when Jenkins had become one of the grander, not to say more pompous,

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The Free Press
24 September 2026

How the West Lost Its Will to Reverse Mass Migration

Some Republicans are turning against mass deportations, but there’s no other way to undo the harms of unchecked migration and reassert the law.

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