In the long-awaited follow-up to his 2016 best-sellerThe Strange Death of Europe, Douglas Murray interrogates the vicious new culture wars playing out in our media, universities, homes and perhaps the most violent place of all: online.The Madness of Crowdsis a must-read polemic-a vociferous demand for a return to free speech in an age of mass hysteria and political correctness.

The global conversations around sexuality, race, mental health and gender are heavily policed by the loud and frequently anonymous voices on social media and in the press. Once conceived as forums for open speech, social media and online networks have emboldened the mob and exacerbated groupthink-self-censorship and public shaming have become rife. As a result, Murray argues, we have become paralyzed by the fear of being criticized and have unlearned the ability to speak frankly about some of the most important issues affecting society.

Murray walks against the tide of censorship. He asks us to think more openly about what we're afraid to say; to think outside of the mob and the psychology of the crowd.

在期待已久的2016年畅销书《欧洲的奇怪死亡》（The Strange Death of Europe）的后续作品中，道格拉斯-默里（Douglas Murray）对在我们的媒体、大学、家庭以及可能是最暴力的地方--网上--上演的恶性新文化战争进行了审视。"人群的疯狂 "是一部必读的论战书--在一个大规模歇斯底里和政治正确的时代，大声要求恢复言论自由。

围绕性行为、种族、心理健康和性别的全球对话被社交媒体和媒体上喧嚣而频繁的匿名声音所严重控制。社交媒体和在线网络曾经被认为是公开言论的论坛，但现在却使暴民更加胆大妄为，加剧了群体思维--自我审查和公开羞辱已经变得非常普遍。默里认为，其结果是，我们因害怕被批评而变得麻木不仁，也没有学会坦率地谈论一些影响社会的最重要问题的能力。

默里在审查制度的浪潮中逆流而上。他要求我们更公开地思考我们害怕说的话；跳出暴徒和人群的心理来思考。