Douglas Murray

6 days ago | newcriterion.com | Heather Mac Donald |Gary Saul Morson |Douglas Murray |David Gress

Recent stories of note:“Vargas Llosa Stood for Freedom Against the Nationalist Tide”Tunku Varadarajan, The Wall Street Journal“I learned to read at the age of five,” said Mario Vargas Llosa upon accepting his Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010. “It is the most important thing that has ever happened to me.” The Peruvian novelist, essayist, and politician died last Sunday at the age of eighty-nine, and his learning to read doubtless stands as an important event for the rest of the world, too.

6 days ago | msn.com | Douglas Murray

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6 days ago | aol.co.uk | Douglas Murray

A poll carried out last year found that only one in four British Muslims believe Hamas carried out rapes and murders on October 7, 2023. It is a figure that should have caused significant soul-searching in this country. Why do so many people in our society believe lies? I went to Israel as soon as I could after October 7, to interview those who had been attacked that day, to speak to rape victims and survivors of the massacre.

6 days ago | nypost.com | Douglas Murray

Columnist Douglas Murray writes about his latest appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast. Joe Rogan Experience/Youtube Last week I seemed to break the internet.

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | Douglas Murray

Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments In recent days parliament has been recalled on a Saturday to debate the renationalisation of the British steel industry. Then, after a month-long strike by binmen in Birmingham, army planners have been called in to help address the issue of large amounts of refuse piling up in the city. Absent a major ideological split on the right, it is hard to see how much more reminiscent of the 1970s Britain could become. I don’t...