Laurel Duggan

is UnHerd's US correspondent.

@laureldugg

Report: thousands of US girls underwent trans ‘top surgeries’ A growing surgical industry is impacting vast numbers of children

13 Aug 2024

EU threatens Musk over Trump interview Thierry Breton has accused the X owner of allowing hate and misinformation to spread

13 Aug 2024

Liberal media gives Kamala Harris the soft treatment The new Democratic nominee is yet to receive proper scrutiny

12 Aug 2024

Study: Scientists damage credibility with social medial use Researchers found political posts made scientists seem less trustworthy

10 Aug 2024

Mitt Romney is the Democrats’ new darling The Republican senator has been enjoying a renaissance on the Left

04 Aug 2024

Majority of Americans think First Amendment goes too far A Fire report documents bipartisan rejection of free speech measures

01 Aug 2024

British Medical Association takes aim at Cass Review Several health organisations have questioned the report's methodology

31 Jul 2024

Bankruptcies jump 28% in states with legal online sports betting Researchers found that low-income men were hardest hit

27 Jul 2024

GOP divided over Kamala Harris strategy The Right has mixed feelings about personal attacks on the Vice President

24 Jul 2024

Kamala Harris polling worse than Biden with young voters A new poll suggests that the Vice President is no Gen Z favourite

23 Jul 2024

Conspiracy theories swirl amid Biden’s long absence The President resigned by letter and hasn't been seen in days

23 Jul 2024

How liberal elites turned on Usha Vance The wife of the GOP's VP candidate has been attacked despite staying largely apolitical

20 Jul 2024

Donald Trump criticises Nayib Bukele at GOP convention The Republican nominee blamed El Salvador's President for migrant crime

19 Jul 2024

Democratic elites attacked online over Biden criticism Infighting is spilling out into the open

12 Jul 2024

GOP’s new party platform divides the Right Populists and establishment conservatives are sparring over new policies

10 Jul 2024

Matteo Renzi: EU leaders are turning a blind eye to crime The former Italian PM pinned some blame for populism on elite complacency

09 Jul 2024

How Kamala Harris became an internet icon Memes of the Vice President have taken off online

03 Jul 2024

Could these Democrats beat Donald Trump? The party's rising stars face would face a major challenge

28 Jun 2024

US trans medical lobby deeply divided behind closed doors Internal emails reveal WPATH's feud with other organisations

27 Jun 2024

Democrat calls misinformation hearing an election distraction New York Representative Nydia Velázquez rejected claims of censorship

26 Jun 2024

Graduate infiltration of labour unions angers blue-collar base Gaza has widened the chasm between bosses and conservative workers

20 Jun 2024

Was Joe Biden the victim of ‘cheapfakes’? Both the Left and Right have shared misleading videos of the President

18 Jun 2024

State Department subpoenaed over Global Disinformation Index funding Republicans claim the government funded censorship projects targeting conservatives

17 Jun 2024

US support for same-sex marriage falls to 51% A new survey has found an eight-point decline from 2021

07 Jun 2024

Peter Singer: I would choose assisted dying The philosopher said that he would rather die than lose himself to dementia

29 May 2024

Harvard to remain neutral on controversial public issues The faculty has grown tired of the university's activism

29 May 2024

After Klaus Schwab, will the WEF move to the Right? Davos is preparing for a Trump presidency

24 May 2024

Media ramps up attacks on Supreme Court conservatives Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have become major targets

21 May 2024

Larry Hogan: the GOP’s antidote to the MAGA Right The moderate ex-governor could have an outsize influence in the Senate

18 May 2024

US medical establishment rejects Cass Report America has become a Western outlier for youth gender treatment

17 May 2024

Study: Covid face masks didn’t stop spread of Omicron Researchers found that infection rates have not been affected since February 2022

15 May 2024

Restorative justice is damaging American schools Districts representing 11 million children have adopted the questionable approach

15 May 2024

Global Disinformation Index removes funders from website The organisation has come under pressure following an UnHerd investigation

13 May 2024

US Government fails to shut down censorship case A judge has ruled that two media outlets may challenge the Department of State

12 May 2024

Think tank closure ends America’s libertarian moment FreedomWorks couldn't cope with the rise of Trump

09 May 2024

David Lammy defends Donald Trump on Nato The Shadow Foreign Secretary said that America wants Europeans to do more

08 May 2024

Campus protesters don’t represent Gen Z Students aren't united in support for anti-Israel activism

07 May 2024

Ayaan Hirsi Ali takes on Richard Dawkins over New Atheism The Christian convert said she regretted her part in undermining faith

06 May 2024

Joe Biden turns populist as election approaches The President is relaxing cigarette and marijuana rules

03 May 2024

Elite universities bear responsibility for Palestine protests Prestigious US colleges have created an activist generation

30 Apr 2024

Poll: voters warm to mass deportations US public opposition to immigration is mirroring the European trend

27 Apr 2024

UT Austin protests challenge governor’s free speech vow Greg Abbott has been criticised for cracking down on Palestine demonstrations

25 Apr 2024

TikTok is causing a realignment in American politics Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have revised their positions on the app

24 Apr 2024

Donald Trump’s popularity soars among Gen Z Young voters are turning away from the Democrats

23 Apr 2024

Democrats struggle to control progressives over Gaza The Left's disruptive tactics are causing problems for Joe Biden

20 Apr 2024

Calls to defund NPR grow after CEO tweets resurface Katherine Maher has made a series of incendiary comments

16 Apr 2024

The Ivy League donor revolt isn’t over Wealthy alumni are continuing to oppose campus protests over Gaza

15 Apr 2024

US universities crack down on Palestine protests A string of colleges have penalised students for campus demonstrations

12 Apr 2024

Sam Harris: jihadists are worse than Nazis The neuroscientist claimed it was a matter of civilisation versus its enemies

11 Apr 2024

Meet Melina Abdullah, Cornel West’s BLM activist VP pick The political novice has a colourful past

10 Apr 2024

David Cameron: Ukraine war is ‘good value for money’ The Foreign Secretary claimed it was an investment in US security

10 Apr 2024

Study: women and girls lead decline in youth mental health Researchers discovered a huge rise in depression and anxiety among the cohort

08 Apr 2024

Are Democrats giving up on Hispanic voters? Party strategists are worried that outreach efforts might benefit Trump

05 Apr 2024

Is the American Left trying to win over evangelicals? Donald Trump has alienated swathes of Christian voters

04 Apr 2024

Justin Trudeau: immigration into Canada is far too high The PM says migrants are putting pressure on the country

03 Apr 2024

Sadiq Khan marks Easter with new LGBT pride flag The old design was updated over the weekend

02 Apr 2024

What happened to the New York subway? Democratic city leaders are struggling to rein in crime

31 Mar 2024

GOP pushes anti-free speech bills to fight antisemitism Both Florida and Texas have pursued censorious policies on campus

28 Mar 2024

Is RFK Jr a good fit for the Libertarian party? The candidate is considering putting his name on a third-party ticket

27 Mar 2024

‘Christ is King’ row deepens divide on religious Right Candace Owens's Israel commentary has angered Jewish conservatives

25 Mar 2024

Six in 10 Democrats believe Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over New polling shows that the virus remains a solidly partisan issue

20 Mar 2024

Trump defends ‘bloodbath’ comments in Farage interview The Republican nominee doubled down on his criticism of Joe Biden

19 Mar 2024

Elon Musk: we need to stop talking about racism The X CEO clashed with Don Lemon over discrimination in America

18 Mar 2024

Documents: US government agency promoting censorship USAID is seeking to censor alternative and 'populist' points of view

16 Mar 2024

Will abortion split the GOP? Republicans cannot reach a consensus on such a contested issue

15 Mar 2024

TikTok ban scrambles liberal and conservative opinion Opposition to the bill has created unlikely alliances

14 Mar 2024

Voters unmoved by Biden’s State of the Union performance The President's approval rating hasn't budged since his 'fiery' address

12 Mar 2024

Andrea Long Chu: sex changes are a universal right A new essay defends transitioning for minors and mentally ill people

11 Mar 2024

ACLU investigates Jesse Singal and trans whistleblower The pair were recently subpoenaed by a branch of the organisation

10 Mar 2024

Libs of TikTok’s influence is spreading to Washington The Right-wing account is now even swaying Democrats

09 Mar 2024

TikTok mobilises users as ban looms Congress has raised security concerns about the Chinese-owned app

08 Mar 2024

Judith Butler: 7 October was armed resistance, not terrorism The American theorist made the claim at an event in France

05 Mar 2024

How Trump could lose his lead in the swing states The presidential hopeful can't take victory for granted

03 Mar 2024

Florida’s DEI purge takes new victim The state's leading university is gutting its $5 million programme

02 Mar 2024

Sumantra Maitra: the US has never faced a challenge like China The analyst warned that war would bring deaths on a scale not seen in generations

27 Feb 2024

Poll: 28% of young Democrats voting ‘uncommitted’ over Biden in Michigan The President has a youth voter problem

26 Feb 2024

Project 2025: a wish list for the American Right The 900-page document is being misunderstood by liberals

25 Feb 2024

What’s behind the Chinese migrant surge at the US border? Certain US commentators have expressed fears about CCP infiltration

22 Feb 2024

Christian nationalism: the Left’s new campaign target Fear of Trump has given way to concerns about the religious Right

22 Feb 2024

RFK Jr. winning young and ethnic minority support — analysis In a three-way race, the indepedent candidate wins 38% of the vote among those aged 18-34

17 Feb 2024

Alexei Navalny death spurs partisan bickering in US The news evoked fighting over Trump and Ukraine

16 Feb 2024

Divisive ‘ethnic studies’ spread through US high schools Educators are pushing racially-charged curricula

15 Feb 2024

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans believe Taylor Swift is part of psyop to re-elect Biden A new poll finds a significant percentage are suspicious of the singer's motives

15 Feb 2024

New York special election: immigration and abortion dominate The race to replace former Congressman George Santos has national implications

13 Feb 2024

What would a Kamala Harris presidency look like? The Vice President has announced that she is 'ready to serve'

12 Feb 2024

Porn: the latest front in the masculinity wars A controversial NPR article has triggered a heated debate

08 Feb 2024

Third-party candidates could win Trump the White House again New polling paints a worrying picture for Joe Biden

06 Feb 2024

Elbridge Colby: America will choose Asia over Europe Donald Trump's former security advisor says American defence must focus on China

01 Feb 2024

Would Democrats actually vote for Michelle Obama? Rumours are once again swirling about the former first lady

30 Jan 2024

John Fetterman: an unlikely conservative ally The Democratic Senator has become a popular figure on the Right

27 Jan 2024

Briefing: Donald Trump’s radical 2024 agenda The former president is looking to capitalise on the country's Rightward drift

25 Jan 2024

The conservative war over the Civil Rights Act Right-wingers are sparring over legislation from the 1960s

22 Jan 2024

Californians are turning against immigration A new poll finds that both Democrats and Republicans are increasingly sceptical

21 Jan 2024

Ursula von der Leyen: misinformation is world’s gravest problem The EU chief wants leaders to tackle 'industrial-scale' fake news

16 Jan 2024

Is DEI risking air traffic control safety? The Federal Aviation Administration reported an 83% rise in runway incursions

14 Jan 2024

Voters favour RFK Jr over Trump and Biden A new poll shows how popular the insurgent candidate is

11 Jan 2024

Universities are still exploiting affirmative action loopholes Lawyers want the Supreme Court to take further measures

06 Jan 2024

Congress massively outperforms stock market (again) Both Democrats and Republicans had a bumper year

03 Jan 2024

More Americans support aid for Ukraine over Israel A new poll finds that sympathy for the Jewish state is declining

22 Dec 2023