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Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray is a columnist at The Free Press, and the best-selling author of seven books. His work as a reporter has taken him to Iraq, North Korea, northern Nigeria, and Ukraine. Born in London, he now lives in New York.
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Douglas Murray: Why I’m Joining The Free Press
Douglas embodies the best of The Free Press. He’ll be writing in our pages on the biggest issues of the day, every week.
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Douglas Murray: There’s a Reason the Shooter’s Manifesto Sounded Familiar
The accusations shouted by protesters outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner didn’t stay outside. Neither did the logic behind them.
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Douglas Murray: The War Israel Won—and the One the West Is Losing
Two years after October 7, Israel has defeated its enemies. The West is still surrendering to them.
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Douglas Murray: If War Came, Would You Fight?
In the first year of Israel’s battle against a death cult, I traveled the country—and saw what it means to choose life.
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Douglas Murray: How MAGA Lost Its Way on Ukraine
Ukraine is not just a country that the Trumpian right has never visited. It is a fantasy country that they imagine they know everything about.
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Things Worth Remembering: ‘We Fell Morally Ill’
How does a new president restore faith in government? Václav Havel’s answer was to allow people to speak the truth.
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Things Worth Remembering: The Zionism of Martin Luther King
As a shaky peace settles over Israel once more, it is imperative for all who believe in democracy to remember King’s words: “Peace for Israel means…
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Things Worth Remembering: The Dangers of Multiculturalism
Crimes society refuses to deal with are the ones that go against some deep narrative of the age. I know it. I’ve seen it.
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Things Worth Remembering: ‘He Died Standing Up’
Jeannette Bougrab’s partner was murdered at Charlie Hebdo 10 years ago—in the name of values, she said, ‘that we’ve forgotten to defend.’
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Things Worth Remembering: Before War There Is Peace
As a new year dawns, Alan Bennett reminds us what it means to live through the calm before a storm.
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Things Worth Remembering: Winston Churchill’s Christmas Message to America
‘In the midst of war, raging and roaring over all the lands and seas, creeping nearer to our hearts and homes, we have tonight the peace of the spirit.’
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Things Worth Remembering: The Empathy of J.K. Rowling
When the world’s most successful writer honored Harvard with a commencement speech, she reminded us all what imagination can do.
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