Twenty-first century beef and oil
Texas is known for many things around the world, but chief among them is cowboys and wildcatters. Interestingly, those figures are archetypes from the Lone Star's two most famous industry clusters: cattle ranching and petroleum. Who knows what Texans will be known for in another 100 years? Below is a list of links to a number of cluster efforts underway in the state:
Lone Star State, Single Again?
Former KGB strategy analyst getting his Warhollian face time by declaring U.S. will fall apart by 2010. His redrawn map of the U.S. was published by the Wall Street Journal, which although making for good copy, seems fanciful.
However, if for nothing but idle speculation, take a look at the map and see if you agree with the professor's analysis.
As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. - WSJ.com via kwout
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