Articles
External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications
We need to make China pay for coronavirus…and we need to walk away
As viewers of the series Chernobyl know, non-democratic governments have a history of covering up their errors.
Can you believe Boris Johnson’s luck?
The Prime Minister’s enemies would rather think of him as a chancer than a gifted leader
Do Joe Biden’s supporters still ‘believe all women’?
It is also a deeply unwise piece of advice. As unwise as it would be to say ‘believe all men’ or ‘believe all humans.’
Public Shaming: Vergebung ist nicht vorgesehen
Die im Namen von Identitätspolitik oder sozialer Gerechtigkeit geführten neuen Kulturkriege tragen besonders in den sozialen Medien unverkennbar Züge aufkeimenden Wahnsinns
Coronavirus: Real problems tend to supplant the confected
Futurology is a mug’s game. There are too many examples of it going wrong to make anyone comfortable about trying it.
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?