Articles
External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications
Why Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream is dead
Just as minority groups have achieved once-unimaginable levels of equality in America, our society is more divided than ever on the issue of race. In this excerpt from his new book, “The Madness of Crowds,” bestselling author Douglas Murray shows just how crazy the debate has become…
‘Fake news’ is old hat in Northern Ireland
Martin McGuinness apparently ‘fought for equality for everyone’
Women can be as sexual as they like – but heaven help any man who responds
When it comes to relationships between the sexes, confusion reigns. And perhaps it always has. The mysteries of the dating ritual have been a staple theme of comedy and tragedy from the very earliest times until the present.
MPs have decided they know better than the public who voted for Brexit
Although the question on the EU referendum ballot paper in 2016 was a simple ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?’, it has become clearer than ever that the political class wanted us to vote one way.
How did Mugabe get away with it?
Though no life is merely a statistic, the most selfish and wicked can occasionally be summed up in one. Here is one fact that does some work in summing up…
The truth about hate speech
As Western societies become more diverse, there is a challenge which they must all face. What are the limits of what people are allowed to say? Are there any limits?
Who’ll be the next jihadi-jackpot winner?
Reading the news this week of Jihadi Jack (née Letts, of Oxfordshire) having his UK passport withdrawn, my mind went to a Canadian television programme earlier this year.
It’s your fault newspapers don’t tell the truth
It is not fair to single out journalists for criticism or opprobrium without mentioning that there is another guilty party in this breakdown of trust between the media and the public. And that party is, of course, the public.
Grief-stricken Remainers have unforgivably poisoned our politics with their Brexit despair
As a Leave voter I don’t blame them for the feeling of grief. I simply think they should have got over it.
Meghan and Harry are playing a dangerous game
The Duke and Duchess of Woke shouldn’t raise the subject of ‘unearned privilege’
Any type of Brexit is better than no Brexit at all
I didn’t ‘savage’ Matthew Parris on Newsnight, says Douglas Murray. But the exchange did highlight one of the reasons why I chip into this discussion so rarely.
Twitter holds up a black mirror to ‘unbiased’ TV reporters
Twitter is not always the best medium for exchanging ideas. I use it — but only as a notification platform. I see on it people I once admired behave in a way that erases nearly all respect.