Articles
External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications
Solzhenitsyn on the West’s ‘Decline in Courage’
In 1978, the author of ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ arrived at Harvard—not to thank America for providing him with a post-Soviet home, but to criticize it.
Israel has shown it can still hit back – and now the world can sleep safer
Leaders in London and Washington don’t like Jerusalem’s tactics. But Tehran’s losses are the West’s gain
Brutal, unfair Olympic beating tragic result of letting biological men compete in women’s sports
Do you enjoy watching men beating up women? I don’t. Any exceptions? Not that I can think of. But the International Olympics Committee have decided otherwise. Watching men beating up women is fine so long as it’s in a huge stadium and televised for all the world to see. Got it?
The Frenchman Who Dreamed Up the Olympics
After an uneasy opening ceremony in Paris, Pierre de Coubertin’s idea that athletics could bring peace feels utopian. Yet it is inspiring.
Will we always have Paris?
If the Olympics go off safely it will be because of months of preparation by every arm of law enforcement. At least one terrorist has already been prevented from carrying out an attack on the Olympics.
The flag-burning, terrorist-supporting anti-Israel protesters are proving Netanyahu right
On Wednesday, I was down in DC to hear Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give his address to the joint session of Congress. I don’t think I have ever seen a case made so forcefully — not just by the speaker but by the people who had come to town to oppose him.
Kamala Harris is worst candidate imaginable – she was picked by Biden for cynical reason & it’s coming back to bite him
SO it’s happened. Less than a month after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, Joe Biden has announced he is not going to run for another term as US President.
Barry Goldwater’s Failure at the RNC
This week, Donald Trump accepted the presidential nomination at the RNC. Barry Goldwater did the same thing sixty years ago—and the speech was his downfall.
David Lammy’s Trump problem
The tone of Lammy’s anti-Trump statements was more millennial troll than statesman-in-waiting.
Kamala Harris proves again she’s not a better candidate than Biden
From the moment she bounded onto the stage Harris reminded people of why this November’s election is Trump’s for the losing. First came the fake-hysteria of finding herself on a stage in front of all these people.
How to Respond to an Almost-Assassination
Yesterday evening’s attack on Donald Trump is reminiscent of the shootings of Ronald Reagan and Teddy Roosevelt—and their pitch-perfect response.
The new dark age
A number of our wonderfully informed MPs joined the throngs passing the Lancet’s figure around social media.