Mubarak resigned, journalists packed their gear, and CNN went back to talking about obesity statistics - but Egypt's troubles are far from over. After weeks of protests (leading to strikes and, understandably, no tourists), the country's economy took an estimated 1.5 billion-dollar punch to the...
When protests started in Egypt last week, mainstream news outlets cried "democracy!" and compared the situation in Egypt to the Berlin Wall and Tienanmen Square. Meanwhile, STRATFOR (an intelligence company I've followed for years) spoke of a different possibility. At the time it...
The Recent GDP Numbers – A Real Statistical Recovery Consumer Spending Rose? Where Was the Income? A Bubble in Complacency Egypt Rosie, Las Vegas, Phuket, and Bangkok This week I had the privilege of being on the same panel with former Comptroller General David Walker and former Majority Leader...