
Interview with Alex Salmond, Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014
“It must be put before the Scottish people as to whether they want to choose between a hard Brexit and a European future.”
“It must be put before the Scottish people as to whether they want to choose between a hard Brexit and a European future.”
It would be a serious mistake to conflate the FSM with anything like an extreme right-wing party or as an extreme populist party, like Orbán in Hungary or the Polish right-wing.
“She was always Hillary to me”
“You might be choosing between something that looks great on a resume and something that pushes you out of your comfort zone. I would give a lot of thought to the latter option”
“I think that at this moment of crisis for the things we all believe in—both libertarians and liberals—we have to come together and find new ways of bridging our differences and offering a positive alternative to those who want to take society backwards, both to the failings of fascism and communism.”
“My book has sort of a happy Washington ending where once they discover that the election was rigged they do something about it, and what’s so sad is that for the last year and a half, Congress hasn’t been able to find its way to do anything about any of these issues.”
“There’s no end to the story. I’m still fighting the Party of the Right.”
“It’s a violent business being an autocrat, and it will only worsen because of this unclear succession process.”