Does America Have a Long-Term Strategic Plan?
During my brief stop-over in Moscow earlier this month, I was asked to give a lecture at the Institute for…
Lessons from the Past: What Political Violence of the 1970s Tells Us about 2017
A Guest Post by David Hines At the start of 2017, America looks to be in for a stretch of…
How Vietnam Is Changing Its Gambling Rules To Win Foreign Investment
The Grand-Ho Tram Strip, Vietnam’s first and largest casino resort, is a contender for the government’s experiment to allow local…
NASA sent a twin to space to study nature versus nurture – and we’re starting to get results
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly recently spent one year in space, while his identical twin brother Mark (a former NASA astronaut…
The Rise and Fall of Yahoo!
Correction: I was supposed to say sold for 10% of what Microsoft offered not 1%. Yahoo! was once one of…
Days of Rage
I’ve finished reading Bryan Burrough’s Days of Rage, following a tip from David Hines. It’s an excellent detailed history of…
Why Mass Market Remains A Better Bet Over VIP For Macau
Wynn Palace rode a wave of apparent VIP growth to a better than expected maiden quarter. (Photo credit: Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty…
The Seshat Workshop on Testing the Axial Age
Last week the Seshat project ran a workshop on “Testing the Axial Age” in Oxford, UK. The workshop brought together…
How Did Sony Start? (The Origins of Sony)
Some corrections: Sony created the CD in collaboration with Philips. I was supposed to say “true era of 3D console…
A Quantitative Prediction for Political Violence in the 2020s
In 2010 I made the prediction that the United States will experience a period of heightened social and political instability…
Proof That The Future is Here!
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Japan Casinos A Big Deal But Still Not A Done Deal
Pachinko parlors with old school machines using metal balls and new versions that mimic slot machines are part of Japan’s…
Outlook For Macau Remains Rosy As Asia’s Gaming Hub Banks On Tourism
Evidence grows of a sustainable recovery for Macau’s casinos. But experts increasingly diverge on details of that recovery. (Photo credit:…
Asia’s Casinos In 2017 Won’t Just Be About China Anymore
MGM Cotai, scheduled to open in the second quarter, is expected to help drive Macau’s growth, but China’s crackdown on…