Articles
External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications
I love my fellow hacks – even when I disagree with them
It’s one way to keep in touch with people. Each morning, somewhere between the first coffee of the day and the first drink, I open my computer, log on to social media and see which of my friends or colleagues is ‘trending’ today.
Can British media steer clear of the American sewer?
Political TV hosts in America are obsequious, self-congratulatory and inadequate — let’s not copy them
Monkeys, bats and our national trust
There was always one key flaw in our species. Which is that someone always shags a monkey.
Why Easter is music to my ears
Churches may be shut, and services cancelled, but we can still be moved by the music of Holy Week
We don’t need ‘gotcha’ journalism now
The media carrying on as normal during a health crisis is less public service, more public nuisance.
The Great Enervation
In his new book, Ross Douthat writes convincingly of America’s descent into decadence and torpor. Can anything stop the slide?
In this strange new world, where do we find purpose?
By asking ‘How do we spend our time well?’ I do not of course mean simply ‘How do we keep ourselves busy?’. There are home exercise videos for that. Even DIY, if you must. I mean: how ought we to use this time meaningfully?
Italy’s flirtation with fascism
If we don’t draw a distinction between the Right and the far-Right, we’ll lose our ability to recognise which is which
The Guardian’s trans rights civil war rumbles on
At times of great stress it is necessary to find your enjoyments where you can. And as I mentioned in the magazine last week there are few joys in the world comparable with that which comes from watching the left eating itself.
Will the NHS drop its trans obsession when peak coronavirus hits?
As coronavirus sweeps across the country, I am sure people will be reassured to know that the NHS is doing everything it can to address the pandemic, at such times when a health service’s resources are likely to be overstretched.
Don’t tell me what I can read
At least none of us will have to pretend that we read Woody Allen’s memoirs. This week the publishers Hachette took that little responsibility away from us.
Operation Midland was a national disgrace
Our institutions need to be able to hold firm in the face of moral panics