Feed the Tiger: The Future of Las Vegas

Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under Hotels & Resorts, Las Vegas, Travel Biz | Leave a Comment

 
Traffic at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (c) Russell Johnson
Feed the Tiger: The Future of Las Vegas
 
When will it end? Why as our salaries shrink, our expectations dwindle, our house values plummet, our IRAs squeal like piggies being led to slaughter, does that supersize-me oasis of bare buns, aged [...]

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Ron Paul Country: Mongolia in California

Posted on January 14, 2008 - Filed Under California, Culture | Leave a Comment

California is, for the most part, Mongolia. Erase the coasts and the canals that suck water from the north to feed Big Asparagus and whiten the teeth of Valley Girls, it would be as desolate as the steppes of Central Asia. Driving through the high desert between Bakersfield and Las Vegas I note two landmarks: [...]

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