Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession.

There is a huge crisis of employment in America, in the Western world in general.

I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.

Culture follows power.

If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.

It all looks American because America, the country that invented mass capitalism and consumerism, got there first. the impact of mass capitalism is now universal.

The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai.