Articles
External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications
In defence of bad jokes
We all of us express our approval and disapproval of things every day in acts of taste like turning off or turning on.
Ardern and Trudeau, the woke darlings of the Western world, are finally getting their comeuppance
Facing protests and falling popularity, they are proof that it is wrong to prize empathy in political leaders above everything else
In the name of shelf defense, shoplifting needs an end
New York business owners are adding guards and plastic covers on goods to avoid empty shelves from shoplifters.
The NHS may be a national religion but it’s also a national disgrace
Rishi Sunak is right to get tough on targets. Sacred cows are dangerous things. And few are more sacred than the NHS.
Is our Ukrainian ambassador OK?
I know the following sentence is going to get me into trouble. Still, there are times when you wonder whether highly feminised people should perform certain jobs.
Don’t hold your breath for end of mask insanity
All the evidence shows that cloth masks do nothing to ward off the virus. Yet our officials seem wedded to their outdated narrative.
The European Dream
Harsanyi uses his book to lay out a number of well-supported claims. Some of the of the ground covered is by now fairly familiar, though always presented with engaging facts and examples.
This government’s greatest failure is economic
So long as your standard of living is rising, you can watch and listen to the world’s concerns with a degree of equanimity.
Neil Young never stood a chance against Joe Rogan
Many people have tried podcasting, but the comic didn’t become the world’s number one by accident
‘Operation Red Meat’ won’t beef up the government
The Prime Minister and the fawning court around him seem to have noticed that he has lost his lustre.
Why is the Right so unattractive?
There’s a reason disenchanted liberals won’t switch sides
War is increasingly likely, with Putin amassing troops and relishing the sight of a weak President Biden
The chances are still slim. Not least for the reasons that have existed since the Cold War. Which is that nuclear-armed states do not like to go to war with each other.