The perils of speaking in public
I spend my life moving. Over recent years it was research. Now it’s caused by that research. But I have…
Why do politicians refuse to tell it how it is on immigration?
Politicians must listen to their citizens’ views, says Douglas Murray
California is the unexpected antidote to censorious liberalism
If I needed a safe space, I would nominate California. Against most odds this seedbed of censorious liberalism has thrown…
Is it really homophobic to ask whether two men can make a baby?
When I saw the photo of Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black holding a photo of an ultrasound, and all…
Inside the intellectual dark web
Thanks to the internet, millions now have access to views mainstream media considers ‘forbidden’. Douglas Murray examines the freethinkers leading the charge
Sailing to New York is almost as fun as being there
Sailing to New York is almost as fun as being there
The curious star appeal of Jordan Peterson
Young Brits are flocking to hear a Canadian psychology professor speak about morality. Why?
The Iranian rebellion the world wants to ignore
Six hundred people have already been arrested and dozens killed. The civilians don’t stand a chance
Rolling tanks, plastic flowers and madness on parade: A visit to North Korea
A visit to North Korea
The consequence of this new sexual counter-revolution? No sex at all
Sexual freedom has turned into sexual fear
Daniel Barenboim’s Proms Brexit sermon was just poor conduct
Daniel Barenboim ruined an exquisite Prom with a Brexit sermon
The public vs the politicians
The Project 28 poll is yet another reminder of the big issues the EU is failing to tackle, says Douglas Murray
Islamists are very clear about what they want — we just aren’t listening
Terrorists are very clear about what they want – we just aren’t listening
Is Marine Le Pen really far-right?
By smearing all its opponents as fascists, the left blurs the line between democracy and racism
I come to praise Red Ken, not to bury him
He’s wrong about Hitler and Zionism, but at least he refuses to play the cynical apology game
Paul Nuttall and the tricks memory plays on all of us
Before you laugh at Paul Nuttall, consider your own mental myth-making
Who will protect Nigeria’s northern Christians?
Every week, there are more massacres of Nigeria’s Christians – so why is nobody interested?
Geert Wilders doesn’t threaten Dutch liberalism: he’s defending it
Wilders’s voters are not attacking liberalism: they’re defending it
Surely empathy’s a good thing?
Being against empathy sounds like being against flowers or sparrows. Surely empathy is a good thing? Isn’t one of the…
Donald Trump won't be as bad as you think
For 18 months, Donald Trump was amazingly useful to British politicians. Whatever their party, he provided them with the most…
‘Donald’s always been the outgoing one’: meeting the Trump parents
I have never met Donald Trump, but I knew his parents. A fact that makes me feel about 100 years…
Lights, camera, politics: the triumph of showbiz over argument
How statecraft became a branch of reality television
When will our politicians accept the reality of Islamic terrorism?
Our politicians still cannot accept the reality of Islamic terrorism
Who let A.S. Byatt publish Peacock and Vine?
There is a moment at the start of most authors’ careers when it is hard to get anything published, and…
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Is ‘jihadi culture’ a contradiction in terms?
Douglas Murray 28 October 2017 9:00 am
Jihadi Culture might sound like a joke title for a book, like ‘Great Belgians’ or ‘Canadian excitements’. But in this…