The Lonely Realist is a bridge across the partisan gap, raising questions and making pointed observations about politics, economics, international relations and the markets. Its goal is to raise awareness and inspire thought on controversial issues that impact America and Americans, highlighting issues that should be, but rarely are, the focus of bipartisan discussion.

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In seeking to promote dialogue, The Lonely Realist is not an advocate of conclusions or remedies. To the extent perceived biases leak into these pages, as they sometimes do, please ignore them. They are inadvertent missteps.

  • “Are all lights green for Trump 2.0?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The government shutdown is over. The Democrats folded their cards, ending the longest government shutdown in American history. It was another Trump triumph…, and another Democratic Party...

  • “That is, investment timing is everything…, except over the past decade and a half when ‘buying the dip’ has been all the ‘timing’ needed.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... [“Timing is Everything” was written earlier this week, before “the dip.”...

  • “America has become the poster child for creeping socialism.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... There is no such thing as “State capitalism.” That’s a term invented to put a positive spin on State control of markets and industries –...

  • “China’s advantages in the production and refinement of rare earth elements are significant.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR this week received a number of emails disagreeing with TLR‘s assertion in last week’s commentary that China’s virtual monopoly over rare...

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William (Bill) Natbony is The Lonely Realist, its author and originator. The opinions expressed in TLR are solely Bill’s opinions, have not been edited or reviewed, and do not reflect the views or opinions or any other person.