Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest, the higher the rate of profit required. James Buchan businessdependhigh Change image and share on social
The theory of permanent Muslim-Christian enmity, though it flourishes in the caves of Tora Bora and parts of the American academy, was long ago exploded by the historians. James Buchan academyagoamerican Change image and share on social
The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and that the cycle of famine and feast in commerce, first identified in antiquity and well understood in the Middle Ages, was not suddenly abolished in modern times. James Buchan abolishageantiquity share on social
Liberty in Islam is the liberty to be a Muslim, democracy likewise, individualism likewise. James Buchan democracyindividualismislam Change image and share on social
Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. James Buchan importanceinformationnotice Change image and share on social
For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive waste and electricity so dear it has to be heavily subsidised. They leave to future generations the task, and most of the cost, of making safe sites that have been polluted half-way to eternity. James Buchan bombdearelectricity share on social
Ever since the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, the Muslim world has been in slow decline relative to the west. With Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and the creeping British annexation of Muslim India, that decline took on a malign aspect. James Buchan annexationaspectbaghdad share on social
It is time to end the western policy of malign neglect. It is in the interest of the whole world to help tackle the actual grievances in Palestine, Kashmir, and in central and southern Iraq, and to help the region out of its economic backwardness. James Buchan actualbackwardnesscentral share on social
Life without oil, in fact, would be so different that it is frightening to contemplate. We are addicted, and it is no comfortable addiction. James Buchan addictaddictioncomfortable Change image and share on social
Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue. James Buchan arabiaclaimmonopoly Change image and share on social