THESUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLERATimesandSunday TimesBook of the Year Updated with a new afterword by the author'Douglas Murray fights the good fi ght for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues' -Jordan B. Peterson'[Murray's] latest book is beyond brilliant and should be read, must be read, by everyone'-Richard DawkinsAre we living through the great derangement of our times?InThe Madness of CrowdsDouglas Murra y 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 mo ment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist fou ndations of 'wokeness', the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online cu lture, 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 acc ount 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.