In the 30 years since the fatwa, there’s been little discussion about The Satanic Verses itself
Today is the 30th anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s issue of a fatwa against Salman Rushdie for writing the novel The…
The truth about Turning Point
Earlier this week I made the usual mistake of looking at Twitter and saw that ‘Turning Point’ was trending. This…
This week’s FGM prosecution raises deep questions which cannot go unaddressed
The first successful prosecution in the UK for the crime of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been widely covered. Not…
Cathy Newman’s catastrophic interview with Jordan Peterson
We’re closing 2018 by republishing our ten most-read articles of the year. Here’s No. 1: Douglas Murray on Cathy Newman’s interview…
How terror changed Europe’s Christmas markets
The traditional Christmas market is one of the great sights in any European capital at this time of year. But…
If Brexit is abandoned, will it ever be worth voting again?
Earlier this year I was approached at a party by a prominent and slightly oiled ‘Remainer’. Amid other pleasantries she…
The ‘Islamophobia’ problem
This is a good time to bury bad news. And sure enough it turns out that a cross-party group of…
Does America oppose female genital mutilation – or not?
Twenty years ago almost no one in the West had heard of Female Genital Mutilation. Then in the 2000s, thanks…
Asia Bibi and the case that makes a mockery of Britain’s asylum laws
In between the small amount of other news this week there has been a certain amount of attention on the…
The ignorant hounding of Roger Scruton
There are times when you wonder whether our culture is too stupid to survive. The thought has kept occurring over…
Should it be illegal to insult Mohammed?
Should you be allowed to say that the founder of one of the world’s largest religions was a paedophile? According…
Is Julian Assange the world’s worst tenant?
Before taking up residence at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Assange lived at Ellingham Hall in Norfolk. This was at…
How three pranksters exposed the insanity of the social sciences
One of the most beautiful things to happen in recent years was ‘the conceptual penis as a social construct.’ This…
What does an illegal migrant have to do to get deported from Sweden?
There is an old paradox/joke about the law of averages. If the likelihood of getting on a plane with a…
What happens when Steve Bannon is given a platform?
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the interesting question of whether or not the former chief strategist to…
Watch: Douglas Murray live with Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris
In July I did two live events in Dublin and London with Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris. At each of…
The Swedish Prime Minister has gambled with his country’s future
The Swedes are going to the polls in one of the most significant bellwether-elections in Europe this year. The international…
The real lesson of a Swedish deportation protest
A few weeks ago I wrote in this space about the case of Elin Ersson. She is the young Swedish…
What’s the truth about the Manchester bomber’s mosque?
The BBC seems to be getting it from all sides these days. So it should also be praised when it…
Jeremy Corbyn and the cynical tactics of the left
It is August, so perhaps it is inevitable that parts of the left are getting somewhat over-heated. But it can’t…
Elin Ersson’s ‘citizen-activism’ comes at a heavy price
Last week, a 22-year old Swede called Elin Ersson made headlines around the world for her ‘citizen-activism’. Learning that a…
Does Teen Vogue understand what it means to be ‘literally a communist’?
If anyone wanted an encapsulation of the screwiness of our times just consider the following straight question being asked of…
Why I won’t appear on the Guardian’s anti-Trump panel
Should I help the Guardian to make money? The question arises because the paper’s emissaries have been badgering me to…
The true cost of the Stepford Students
It has become abundantly clear in recent years that becoming a Social Justice Warrior (SJW) is bad for your health.…
Meghan Markle and the myth of ‘racist’ Britain
In recent years the British public have been bombarded with allegations about our alleged bigotry. When we failed to follow…
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