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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“ETFs and rare earths (and even soyabeans) are economic weapons.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... An ETF is a public investment fund that trades on stock exchanges in the same way as a single stock (and with more liquidity...
“We are witnessing de-dollarization. Are we nearing a finale?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... A Dollar is “fiat currency,” a piece of paper. It has no intrinsic value. People believe in it because they have faith in America’s economic...
[TLR IS TRAVELING AND APOLOGIZES FOR ANY REPETITIONS IN THE FOLLOWING:]Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... “‘Due Process’ has made America great. More engineers (and fewer lawyers) could make it even greater.” – The Lonely Realist America’s government is run by lawyers…, at...
Almost all comments on TLR‘s September 14th commentary, “The End of Ukraine,” can be summarized as “How much did Putin pay you to write this piece?”Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Those comments should be contrasted with Niall Ferguson’s “I’ve Seen the Future...
The Central Bankers’ DilemmaLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… On March 30th, the Federal Reserve announced that it does not intend to increase interest rates in 2019. It has put its Quantitative Tightening (QT) program on indefinite hold. Recall that it was only
“Congress has ceded law-making authority to the President and no longer is functioning as an independent branch of government.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… WAKE UP CONGRESS! You are a co-equal branch of government, not an impotent captive of
“Has the Trump Administration engineered a recession?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… President Trump is waging all-out war on the Federal bureaucracy, on America’s trade partners, and on America’s NATO allies. The execution of Trump 2.0 policies has created
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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.
