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.


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. 

  • “There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear.” – Buffalo Springfield Both gold and Bitcoin are at dizzying highs. Why? It’s easy to be seduced by the almost-universal levitation of everything – the Magnificent Seven, global stock indices, residential real estate, corporate bonds,...

  • “I am your warrior. I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution.” – Donald Trump, February 5, 2024 Retribution: deserved and severe punishment. Is Donald Trump’s February 5, 2024 rhetoric election year bombast? Or has the...

  • A TLR reader forwarded the following March 7 news item from Seeking Alpha: “The proposal had been pitched for years, but the SEC has finally adopted new rules that will require many public companies to disclose climate-related risks in their financial statements and annual reports....

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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.