My introduction to Piers Morgan, a British journalist and television presenter, was in 2017, through a TV series. That series was called Confessions of a Serial Killer. In each episode Piers Morgan sat down with convicted killers in prison. Throughout the half-hour, he’d ask them about their personal lives, and get their opinions on different topics. And of course, he’d confront them, with details about their crimes. Using his no-nonsense, confrontational style, Morgan would provoke angry responses from the killers before using his skill to calm them down so he could complete the interview. It made for an engaging exchange. Outside of that series, I have caught clips on YouTube of Piers Morgan interviewing and discussing various social issues. His latest effort was attacking an ideology known as Woke.
Woke is Dead: How Common Sense Triumphed in an Age of Madness, was published in 2025 by Harper Collins, and written by Piers Morgan. I must admit, before reading this book, I didn’t really have much of an idea of what Woke ideology is. I recall Donald Trump’s 2024 ban on trans athletes competing in female competitions but had not really much of an idea about it. In this book Morgan ruthlessly attacks this ideology, intellectually and intelligently dismantling their arguments and their use of words.
The Woke movement lasted from 2015 to 2025. The goal of Woke was to be more inclusive towards people who do not identify as male or female, to re-name and re-work gender roles. Throughout the course of that decade, it succeeded in getting company brands to advertise using trans people and to preach their message. It also campaigned to allow trans athletes in the Olympics. The woke movement campaigned successfully to have classic literature and fairytales re-written to be more inclusive. Films were made that included trans people, instead of those films depicting the typical male/female gender roles. According to Piers Morgan, this was all done to the detriment of common sense. He claims not to be against trans people; he’s just against its more extreme aspects where he asserts it has gone too far.
Morgan has a particular dislike of the law that allowed trans athletes to compete in women’s competitions. Men who are logically born men decide later in life they’d rather be female. Piers Morgan says they should never have been allowed to compete against actual women, as he points out, these athletes performed very poorly in a male competition. But after their gender transition they had a great advantage, winning everything. This is because trans athletes have a male body. Therefore, biologically they are stronger and have more natural stamina than a biological female. He gives the example of Angela Carini, an Italian boxer who, in 2024, had high hopes of a gold medal. However, she was competing against Imane Khelif, a biological male who, for whatever reason, decided to become a female later in life and demanded to compete against women in the Olympics. Angela Carini stopped the fight after 40 seconds because she’d never been hit so hard in her life and feared she’d die if it continued. Morgan also discusses how it’s an affront to women’s rights to safety and privacy. He uses relevant examples of this too, such as trans athletes, still with male body parts, being allowed to use female change rooms. These are all very compelling arguments against Woke.
Each chapter reads like a mini-essay of grievances against Woke ideology. Morgan leaps from topic to topic, sometimes at a pace I couldn’t keep up with. Piers Morgan presents a well-researched and very centred point of view, presenting logical explanations to what Morgan talks about, whether it be literature, films or trans athletes. It was an interesting read; it was up to date on a range of different topics, sometimes on very recent political developments. It was the first book I have read by Piers Morgan, and I’d highly recommend reading it.
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