Simon Black

Once upon a time there were actually adults in charge…

At 11:15am on July 7, 1919, a US Army convoy consisting of 81 military vehicles departed Washington, DC for a perilous journey to San Francisco. The army convoy wasn’t responding to an emergency or preparing for battle. In fact, since World War I had just ended, the United States was shifting focus back to its …

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The Chinese have put out billboard ads announcing the renminbi as the new world currency

by Simon Black on March 4, 2015 March 4, 2015 Bangkok, Thailand When I arrived to Bangkok the other day, coming down the motorway from the airport I saw a huge billboard—and it floored me. The billboard was from the Bank of China. It said: “RMB: New Choice; The World Currency” Given that the Bank of China is …

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