Whatever else it was, Adolf Hitler's short-lived regime was also a colossal industrial process by which the wealth and productive power of much of Europe was wrenched from its normal purposes and converted into a machine for killing. James Buchan adolfcolossalconvert share on social
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 afghanistanattackcold Change image and 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
Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves. James Buchan bankerexplainfellow Change image and share on social
An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support. James Buchan atheistinvisibleman Change image and share on social
Were there peace and justice in the Middle East, the Arabs would no more need their tinhorn dictators than they would their corpulent princes. James Buchan arabcorpulentdictator Change image and share on social
There are about 15 million Muslims in the EU. They face ignorance, insult and even persecution. They cannot be wished away. To impose Enlightenment freedoms is self-defeating. Anyway, the Muslims have their own enlightenment. James Buchan defeatenlightenmentface share on social
At the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call, skim it for their own reward and then lock the rest up in volatile, insecure and illiquid loans that at times they cannot redeem without public aid. James Buchan aidbankcall share on social
We generally write best of what we ourselves have seen. James Buchan generallywrite Change image and share on social
Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader. James Buchan authorcutdisgust Change image and share on social
