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“It’s about energy.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Today’s TLR is a brief follow-up to this past Thursday’s “The Iran War”: One month ago, writing about whether the US Dollar might surrender its reserve currency status, TLR noted that...
“Is the Iran War a terrible mistake or a brilliant geopolitical gambit?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Thomas Paine in 1776 said: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Wars do that. What happens to Iran and the...
“Gold is a rare, corrosion-resistant precious metal used for thousands of years as a currency, in jewelry and, more recently, in technology.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Physical gold, as well as silver, is many things…, but it’s not...
“AI is coming for your job.” – The Lonely Realist “And then will be coming for you.” – CassandraLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR recently had a thoughtful conversation about Artificial Intelligence with Cassandra, the mythical oracle TLR often consults about the...
“Last week it was immigration. This week, inflation.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Is inflation coming baaaaack? As TLR wrote last week, “everybody’s distraught. No one likes the way things are going. Many are overwhelmed by immigration, inflation…, etc.”
“Will the Trump Administration’s MAHA policies make America healthier?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… In a May 12th Executive Order, President Trump directed drugmakers to reprice their medicines to align their U.S. prices with the prices charged in other
“Can America continue to experience robust economic growth and expanding stock market values?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Like many of its readers, TLR has questioned whether America’s economic growth and stock market prices can continue levitating. After all,
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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.
