Articles
External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications
Nation’s institutions are being turned against Catholics
The Founding Fathers were careful to keep religion out of the political realm.
Did You Get What You Wanted From This Life?
Raymond Carver is best known for his short stories. But his six-line poem asks—and answers—the only question that really matters.
The Upsides of Empire
Never rile a Regius professor of theology. That is one takeaway from this magnificent and timely book. Nigel Biggar was a Regius professor and an expert in ethics at Oxford University when that university went through one of the odd periods of iconoclasm that has distinguished the past decade.
Why should Vikings be diverse?
So far nobody with any wish for career longevity has tried to assail the National Basketball Association of North America for the distinct predominance of black chaps in their ranks.
Media ignores Muslim killing of gay man because it doesn’t fit narrative
It is worth pausing over every murder that goes on in this city. But a brutal killing this week deserves special attention.
Oscar Wilde’s Final Masterpiece
Three years before his death, the famous wit penned a poem to a doomed prisoner that became his own epitaph.
Joe Biden has followed Trump in bringing shame upon the White House
‘But Trump…’ is no longer even close to being an adequate response to his son Hunter’s legal woes
Was I right about Iraq?
Those of us who defended the war (many more at the time) have spent 20 years filled with ‘if onlys’ and agonised attempts to work out where it all went wrong.
Kevin Spacey is innocent — where can he get his reputation back?
“Innocent until proven guilty.” That used to be the old standard with justice. You didn’t condemn a man until he had been found guilty by a jury of his peers. But six years ago, something happened that changed all that.
Sadiq Khan is a menace – nothing in London works…he’s too busy taxing voters & blaming others for knife crime epidemic
A FULL quarter of a century ago, Londoners were given a vote as to whether or not we wanted a mayor. I voted No.
‘I Would Have Died for You, But I Never Had the Luck!’
A. E. Housman spent his life pining for a man who refused him. It was sad, lonely—bleak. But, my God, it was poetry.
Canada’s assisted dying horror story
Europe, like lovely, liberal Canada, does not believe in the death penalty for criminals. Only for victims.