“The fact of Western success does not bring with it any responsibility for Muslim failure,” he wrote in National Review soon after the attacks. “They have to sort that out, and they will too, because it’s a truth as old as mankind that hate ends up destroying the hater.”

 

David Pryce-Jones, Conservative Writer With Clout, Dies at 89

The author of novels, histories, biographies and influential political essays, he approached them all with a droll British wit and a steadfast commitment to Western values.

By Clay Risen

Dec. 2, 2025