Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), the crown prince and de facto absolute ruler of Saudi Arabia, continues to surprise and amaze with his moves to drag the kingdom out of the seventh century.  He is currently visiting the United States and was interviewed at length last night on 60 Minutes and is slated to visit President Trump in the White House tomorrow. MbS visited President Trump one year ago, 3-17-17. The most potent weapon available to him is money.  And the latest deployment of that weapon is in what the Wahhabi  clergy of the kingdom must regard as the very seat of Satan: Hollywood. Bloomberg reports: Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is taking a $400 million stake in Endeavor, one of Hollywood's biggest talent and event managers, as part of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman's grand plan to diversify the kingdom's oil-based economy, according to people with knowledge of the deal. The purchase is...(Read Full Post)