Since the attack on the United States on September 11 2001, and the US retaliation in Afghanistan and Iraq, there must be few people who have not felt a twinge of nostalgia for the cold war. – James Buchan
Suicidal violence is not the exclusive property of the Muslim world. Suicide bombings were a tactic of nationalist struggles in 19th-century Europe and Russia, the far east during the second world war and the Vietnam war, and in modern Sri Lanka. – James Buchan
Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think theyre fine fellows and dont need to explain themselves. – James Buchan
Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue. – James Buchan
Im finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. Im finding myself really angry over whats happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. Im angry about cap and trade. And Ive been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs. – Gary Johnson