Adam Townsend

China’s Belt and Road destruction

in China on February 28, 2020 May 22, 2023 by Adam Townsend

🇨🇳 Post mortem of 8 countries on the Belt and Road path.
🧨 Beware the China Exim Bank

Trump visits India. What would be great, good, bad or horrible. Cos media isn’t honest, I will be…

in India on February 18, 2020 February 9, 2023 by Adam Townsend

On February 24/25, 2020 President Trump will visit India. This could be an “India Reset”, diplomacy that reshapes geopolitics and finance, trade, defense. Or it may not.

Both are transactional leaders, both need a deal.
Because the media on both sides of the world will never accurately report the breadth of good news, I will give you the info so you can judge as the meeting concludes. I can, however rely on the media to reliably report whatever bad may result.

China in Pakistan. The failure explained

In 2015 the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was announced as a “flagship” of the Belt and Road Initiative. It’s been a failure. Explained.

Hong Kong. An update with questions answered

in China on November 27, 2019 February 25, 2023 by Adam Townsend

Hong Kong is a liberal non-democracy.
Because it’s liberal, people can protest, have freedom of speech, freedom of assembly
Because it’s a non-democracy, the government can ignore them.

It’s not a stable combination.

How China took over Bolivia

in China on November 23, 2019 February 25, 2023 by Adam Townsend

In 2006, prior to assuming the Bolivian presidency, Evo Morales traveled to China. Its been downhill ever since…

Greta anointed. The celebrity semi savant

in Energy on November 22, 2019 February 9, 2023 by Adam Townsend

Meet Greta. Ideological crusades rely on the moral exaltation of the “anointed” unquestionable celebrity child semi savant. Here she is

Green New Deal, but for who?

in Energy on November 19, 2019 February 9, 2023 by Adam Townsend

climate change and The inefficient, off Green New Deal, GDP growth and you

A Green New Deal. But for who? Beware IMF policies prey on small countries to “promote a greener world” with “green quantitative easing”

India, America and the S-400

in India on November 10, 2019 May 20, 2023 by Adam Townsend

🇮🇳 India, America and the S-400. First the bad news 🚀 it works.

The Russian made anti aircraft system is mounted on 8×8 highly mobile cross-country tucks called a Transporter Erector Launcher

Carbon: Government intervention vs. the free market

in Energy on November 8, 2019 May 6, 2023 by Adam Townsend

Carbon: Should we let the government pick winners and assemble cartels? And should we let the cartels pick governments?

No BS Review. Survivor. Island of the Idols. Season 39

in Reviews on November 7, 2019 May 10, 2023 by Adam Townsend

I have watched every season of Survivor. Not just what’s in the U.S, but also Australian Survivor, New Zealand, South Africa. It’s a family thing for me, a standing dinner date with my sister.
No BS Review. Survivor, season 39. Island of the Idols.

I have a simple rating system: DON’T SEE IT, SEE IT, WHATEV.

Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, but here

in China Politics on November 3, 2019 February 24, 2023 by Adam Townsend

Cultural revolution Great Leap Forward China

The GREAT LEAP FORWARD and CULTURAL REVOLUTION. Here’s a quick history of what happened in China. Is it happening here, but different?

Polls. How to create opinions

in Politics on November 1, 2019 February 7, 2024 by Adam Townsend

Polls give an appearance of “data-driven journalism”, but they are not. They make it effortless to form an opinion with no information assembly required. They are a sort of rolling referendum and their science is not in accuracy but in giving the appearance of it.

VAT tax. the Green New Deal, UBI and You

in Economics Energy on October 23, 2019 February 9, 2023 by Adam Townsend

Like the guillotine, the VAT was first invented and implemented in France. VAT is a different taxing system, an additional burden, tacked unto every purchase the government decides is worthy of your punishment.If they deem books, then every book has a new cost.

VATs are collected at each stage of “production”, whereas retail sales taxes are collected only at the point of final sale.