By far the best analysis of the prospects for West Asia and North Africa

Thomas Friedman is sometimes simply superficial, and sometimes profound.

I don't know why it is, but he has turned out the most insightful analysis that I have read of the prospects for the current people movements in North Africa and West Asia (the latter is called "the Middle East" by people in Europe and America).

Friedman's article is at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/13/opinion/13friedman.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212