With Yemen on everybody’s minds these days, a lot of not so accurate information is being presented in the press. The statistics about Yemen’s huge number of guns per capita, the extent to which the Saleh government has control over the country, and many other facts and stats have been badly distorted. To help all […]…Continue Reading Dispelling Yemen’s Myths
Day: January 13, 2010
Israel and the Brain Drain
David Brooks has written a pretty celebratory op-ed in the New York Times about Israel’s high-tech economy and its ability to weather the global financial crisis. I have mixed feelings about his pretty unqualified optimism. Yes, its great that Israel’s economy is growing and increasing overall wealth in the Jewish state. It is undoubtedly raising […]…Continue Reading Israel and the Brain Drain