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In defense of Douglas Murray

Roger Scruton

Europe

In defense of Douglas Murray

For a publication to be drawn into Twitter nonsense, even to condemn it, is to be indirectly edited by Twitter

Fraser Nelson

Why Wagner now makes me nauseous

Having long been awed by the grandeur of what the composer achieved, I’ve become aware of what he didn’t

Rupert Christiansen

Roger Scruton knew what wine was for

The English philosopher was an eloquent apologist for pleasure

Roger Kimball

Italy, the ‘far right’ and the muted opposition to vaccine passes

Giorgia Meloni is inspired by the writings of the late British conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton

Nicholas Farrell

Internet

How far should we go to defend free speech?

The first days of the Free Speech Union

Toby Young

Education
January 22, 2020
Defend your friends
The silence of decent people allows the bullies to get away with it
Douglas Murray
Spectator Editorial
January 17, 2020
Tyranny of the minority
Cancel culture is real. It destroys lives, ruins careers, causes suicide and silences reasonable debate
Spectator Editorial
January 16, 2020
‘A perfect knight’: Remembering Roger Scruton
Tributes from William Shawcross, Daniel Hannan, Jonathan Aitken, David Matthews and more
The Spectator
Art
January 12, 2020
Roger Scruton’s death impoverishes us all
Dominic Green recalls his September 2018 conversation with the late philosopher
Dominic Green
Art
January 12, 2020
Roger Scruton, a man who seemed bigger than the age
The philosopher died today aged 75
Douglas Murray
Architecture
December 29, 2019
Roger Scruton: a year in which much was lost – but more gained
Despite everything, I have so much to be grateful for
Roger Scruton
High Life
May 9, 2019
A lament for the UK and the US
I went to see the Oklahoma! revival and walked out
Taki
Media
April 25, 2019
The Scruton tapes: an anatomy of a modern hit job
How a character assassination unfolded on Twitter
Douglas Murray
Media
April 11, 2019
Roger Scruton: An apology for thinking
I am forced to acknowledge what a mistake it is to address young leftists as though they were responsible human beings
Roger Scruton
Education
April 10, 2019
Roger Scruton on Soros and Hungary
It is clear from his consistent pattern of statements that Scruton is not anti-Semitic towards George Soros
Dominic Green

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