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“Cassandra is predicting a worsening recession.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR this week received the following letter from Cassandra (ED NOTE: a reminder that nothing in TLR is investment advice): “Dear Mr. Realist: I’m writing as a follow-up...
“Should Executive Power be subject to judicial checks and balances?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR recently received the following question from a reader: “Curious what your thoughts are on Federal District Judges blocking much of the Trump agenda?”...
“Keeping America out of foreign wars is a priority for Trump 2.0.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... If the past is prologue, the foreign policy lesson taken from Trump 1.0 is that Trump 2.0 will assiduously avoid armed conflict....
Seize the Moment!Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The 2020 Presidential race pits profligate big-spending Democrats against the profligate big-spending Trump Administration. The one thing both political parties agree on is deficits – they both want more, not less. For a different set
“Will the 2020s be defined by recession, rising unemployment, crashing stock markets and instability?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Cassandra believes so but, then, she’s a catastrophist. Unfortunately, she’s not alone. Nouriel Roubini – today’s “Doctor Doom” – is
“2022 was a year full of surprises.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… In geopolitics, 2022 was war’s comeback year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ended an era of declining military violence and followed an unprecedented 77 years of European peace.
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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.
