Articles
External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications
Family of American hostage in Gaza shocked by antisemitism of New York
There are plenty of bad things happening in Kathy Hochul’s New York. But one thing that has become increasingly clear is how willing Hochul is to allow racism and bigotry to thrive in this city.
Conversation Is an Art
My late friend Roger Scruton played gracefully with ideas, even when it was dangerous to do so.
Labour’s age of miracles
What would have happened if a Conservative chancellor had scrapped the winter fuel allowance?
Harris would turn nation into Kamalafornia, where illegal immigrants get free money
Way back when we didn’t even know who the candidates would be in November’s election, I said there would be one choice above all. The choice for the country would boil down to “Which direction America?” And if you boiled that question down further, the question would be, “California or Florida?”
Shattering the myth of the ‘glass ceiling’
If the public do not vote for the glass-ceiling-shattering candidate, then it is they who are at fault
These are the Dems who deserve an Oscar for the fake, all-an-act convention
The Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week was one heck of a production. Less like a normal political convention and more like a glitzy Hollywood one. With a host of A-list celebrities and B-list politicians, it felt most like the Oscars.
What Kamala Could Learn from FDR
Americans need a vision. That’s what the New York governor gave us at the 1932 Democratic National Convention. Can the vice president do the same?
The persecution of ‘the plebs’
It is ‘the plebs’ who have been marched to court sharpish during the speeding up of our justice system
Economic choice in election is stark: bigger opportunity or a bigger state
Kamala Harris believes she knows the choice before the public in November. It is between going “forwards” and going “backwards.” Since the Democratic nominee is wise about the nature of time, she insists that this November, America should choose to go forward. In fact, it would be good if this country could go back.
‘Blasphemers on Pogo Sticks’ and the Art of Making People Laugh
In 1989, John Cleese delivered a eulogy for his writing partner Graham Chapman—and reminded us of humor’s singular power.
The unfashionable truth about the riots
The economy has created more jobs, but this has not reduced the workless levels of local populations
Riots in Britain should be warning to US
If one of your allies starts to fall apart you should notice it. And learn why. This past week Great Britain has been racked with riots and disorder. In Northern Ireland Protestants and Catholics even came out to riot alongside each other for once.