On January 26, 2015 Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John S. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Randall C. Coleman, the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) for the Counterintelligence Division, announced the arrest […]
It Boils Down to Labor Costs
Governor Cuomo is on to something. He has commented that the current political dialogue (or shouting match) pitting Republican cost cutters versus Democratic 1% tax leviers won’t solve New York State’s fiscal problems, only a growing economy can do that. [Surprisingly, the editors of Foreign Affairs appear to disagree with him and say that income […]
In the Spanish Desert, a Rival to Las Vegas
Europe’s largest casino complex, second in the world behind Las Vegas, is to be built in one of the driest regions of Spain, with the project’s investors saying they hope to attract 25 million visitors a year. Gran Scala will eventually contain 32 casinos, 70 hotels, 232 restaurants and 500 shops, alongside replicas of Egyptian […]