The War on the West

The War on the West by Douglas Murray, an instant New York Times bestseller, exposes how Western culture is being unfairly condemned while other regions escape scrutiny for far worse abuses. Murray argues that the growing trend of celebrating non-Western societies and vilifying the West undermines the very principles that built the most humane and prosperous civilization in history. He highlights the hypocrisy of condemning Western thinkers like Kant or Mill while excusing figures such as Marx, and he points out how dictators and human rights abusers exploit anti-Western rhetoric to hide their own crimes. Murray calls for a renewed defense of Western values, reason, and culture—insisting that if the West is to survive, it must stand proudly for the civilization it created.