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Douglas Murray

British author and commentator

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A conservative commentator whose books, such as The Strange Death of Europe, argue that Western societies have lost confidence in their own traditions.

Douglas Murray sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Douglas Murray sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Douglas Murray

John Howard Prime Minister of Australia, 1996 to 200799%Menachem Begin Prime Minister of Israel, 1977 to 198399%Shinzo Abe Prime Minister of Japan, 2006 to 2007 and 2012 to 202099%Benjamin Disraeli UK Prime Minister, 1868 and 1874 to 188099%Álvaro Uribe President of Colombia, 2002 to 201099%Sanae Takaichi Prime Minister of Japan, 2025 to present99%Scott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia, 2018 to 202299%Winston Churchill UK Prime Minister, 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 195599%

People furthest from Douglas Murray

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19402%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19803%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20064%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 19214%

Political views closest to Douglas Murray

NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…97%Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.97%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…95%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: AndyCNgo ; cropped by Beyond My Ken ( talk ) 00:23, 8 May 2020 (UTC), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.