The Madness of CrowdsDouglas MurrayLabel: Bloomsbury ContinuumDescription: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearUpdated with a new afterword by the author 'Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues' – Jordan B. Peterson '... Beyond brilliant and should be read must be read by everyone' – Richard Dawkins Are we living through the great derangement of our times? In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of ‘woke’ culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality gender technology and race with interludes on the Marxist foundations of ‘wokeness’ the impact of tech and how in an increasingly online culture we must relearn the ability to forgive. One of the few writers who dares to counter the prevailing view and question the dramatic changes in our society – from gender reassignment for children to the impact of transgender rights on women – Murray’s penetrating book now published with a new afterword taking account of the book's reception and responding to the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests clears a path of sanity through the fog of our modern predicament.