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“The one thing that all Americans can agree on is that the midterm elections indeed will be ‘fixed.’” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Although Americans will readily agree that the midterm elections will be fixed, they differ on what...
“MAGA media reports that everything has been going GREAT for America. Is it true? If so, can it last?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff, on December 23rd wrote an editorial in...
“The Trump Revolution continues.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR’s focus throughout 2025 has been on the range of existential problems complex issues facing America. These concerns were challenged by TLR’s imaginary mythical prophetess Cassandra in TLR’s December 6th commentary....
“How did TLR do?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR conveyed its perspective for 2025 shortly after Election Day in “Trumpian Disruptions.” Domestically, TLR predicted that “Donald Trump will transform Federal power by greatly expanding the prerogatives of America’s Executive...
“Although capital historically has dominated labor in America, labor began reasserting itself in the 21st Century when the Trump Administration encouraged onshoring and erected tariff barriers, a trend that was accelerated by COVID and pro-labor Biden Administration policies.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text
Notes on 2017 Tax ReformLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was a complicated piece of legislation that added a host of new tax provisions to an already overly-complex Internal Revenue Code. Because of the
“Despite a focus on cycles, TLR did not foresee the return of antisemitism.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The very first TLR in February 2019 asked “Are we Experiencing a 1937 Redux?” Yes, we were are. The 2010s began
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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.
