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“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?,”...
“It’s about ‘Fortress America’…, and much more.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Hypothesis: Both Donald Trump and Xi Jinping understand that the Thucydides Trap would represent a disastrous outcome for each country. President Trump appreciates that a Thucydides outcome...
The Death of The American Dream?Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Is it over? Has the Dream that made America great succumbed to the ravages of time … the effects of bad government … the consequences of wrong-headed policy-making? Has the American Dream
“Look back and learn.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The end of December provides the opportunity for perspective on TLR‘s posts during the expiring year: At the very beginning of 2023, TLR reported that Congressman Earl Carter (R GA)
“Presidential choices for the 2024 Election are … unappealing.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… How do Americans feel about “Four More Years!”? Not good. Only a minority support a second Biden term. Would Americans prefer “Let’s Make America Great
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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.
