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Macau, a City that Basks in its Vices

Well, my arrival into Macau, on a racing yacht from Hong Kong, had set the weekend bar at a rather high level. One of the first boats over the finish line, we had plenty of time to glide up into the Macau marina (situated adjacent to one of the 34 ‘Inner Harbour’ piers), lazily enjoy [...]

Sheldon Adelson

Romney Super PAC Raises $20 Million in June

A Super PAC supporting Mitt Romney called Restore Our Future raised an exorbitant $20 million last month—the highest total ever for a Super PAC in a single month—but published reports indicate that half the money came from one person, casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson. The most money raised by a super PAC supporting President Obama was [...]

john-mccain

Sen. McCain Blasts Supreme Court, Big Money Political Contributions

Sen. John McCain stood up against the Republican party line by stating that the U.S. Supreme Court made a mistake in allowing corporations to contribute unlimited amounts of money to political campaigns. McCain has long been an opponent of excessive campaign cash, even when he was running against President Obama in 2008. He co-sponsored the [...]