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.
“The Iran War is igniting an inflationary bonfire.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR yesterday had the opportunity to discuss economics with Cassandra, the mythical Trojan priestess gifted by the Greek God Apollo with the ability to make accurate prophesies...
“Is a gerrymandered democracy good for America?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR first discussed gerrymandering 7 years ago. That commentary, “Elbridge Gerry’s Salamander,” is being republished today in light of last week’s ruling by a Virginia county judge declaring...
“Highs and lows of April 2026…, and thereafter.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR recently received a number of questions from readers. TLR’s responses follow: Dear Mr. Realist: I’ve been reading a range of commentators’...
“There is and will be further collateral damage from the Iran War.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... We are 7 weeks into the Iran War and markets have been soaring. even more so following comments made by President Trump...
TLR continues to ponder the question of what makes democracy so attractive and so enduring … and, more recently, so unstable (having discussed “The Widening Partisan Divide” here, America’s “Degenerative Democracy” here, and “America’s Broken Constitution” here). What is the secret ingredient that has made
What is “war”? When can it be said that a nation is “at war”?Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Contrary to conventional wisdom, war and its definition are not static. Like societies, “war” evolves with the times … and with technological progress advancements.
“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton “Or does it?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… On November 13th, responding to public pressure, the #SupremeCourt announced that its nine Justices had approved a code of conduct for
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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.
