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.
“Modern economies have a love affair with inflation.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... For some, inflation is a bad thing. For others, it’s a good thing. Whatever its impact, inflation is a modern fact of life and its future...
“Or a new beginning?” “What is the evolutionary destiny of homo sapiens?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The question of humanity’s future has been the subject of intense philosophical discourse. Some believe they now have the answer. The biblically-inclined...
“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” – Will RogersLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The American government is running a $2 trillion annual deficit. Perfunctory efforts at budget cutting, whether by DOGE...
Consistent with two of TLR’s themes over the past 7 years, beginning with April 2019’s “Red Storm Rising” and June 2019’s “What is Money” and including the recent “What ‘America First’ Means to Allies and Enemies” and “Will the Dollar Surrender its Reserve Currency Crown?,”...
Should You Be a Contrarian?Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… What does it mean to be a contrarian? The Oxford dictionary defines a contrarian as “a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchange dealing.” What is the consensus of
“Is American exceptionalism grounded in meritocratic capitalism or pluralistic diversity, equity and inclusion…, or both?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Meritocratic success has defined America for more than 200 years…, as has the American Dream of building a diverse,
“Bidenomics will not restart Midwest factories or restore rust belt economies.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… There historically have been two Americas: the rural, agriculturally-based America; and the manufacturing-centric urban one. In 1900, America was a rural country with
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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.
