Articles

External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications

The Sun
22 February 2022

Putin is insane & dangerous – but his actions have been enabled by weak US president Biden

Nobody can say that the war now starting in Europe is a surprise.

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The Telegraph
19 February 2022

Comedy was funnier when it didn’t seek to change the world

O’Rourke did not labour under the misapprehension that humour could affect policy or lead a political revolution

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The Spectator
19 February 2022

Work is no place for your ‘whole self’

One of the few things I have learned in this life is that Dante Alighieri was wrong.

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The Telegraph
18 February 2022

UK conservatives have surrendered to the woke Left

Americans fight over every piece of ideological ground. Brits content themselves with minor changes to schools guidance

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The New York Post
17 February 2022

Broadway and the prisoners of Mask-aban — this isn’t the show we need

‘Is the city back to normal?” That’s the question every non-New Yorker asks about our city. And the answer, I’m afraid, remains “nope.”

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The Sun
16 February 2022

Spineless ministers have swallowed ludicrous claims over fracking – leaving us to pay the price with sky-high fuel bills

AS household energy bills continue to rise, too few people are asking: “Why?”

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The Telegraph
12 February 2022

Young people aspiring to be HR managers are a dire sign of a country in trouble

No great company was ever created by Human Resources departments. But many have been held back by them

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The Spectator
12 February 2022

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.

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The Telegraph
11 February 2022

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

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The New York Post
10 February 2022

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.

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The Sun
9 February 2022

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.

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The Spectator
5 February 2022

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.

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