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“That’s a quote from a reader. Government numbers are confusing. Can they be reconciled?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The recent inflation data released by America’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was tame. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose...
“America is at war with the world…, and the world has caught on.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... If you’ve been avoiding the news – as many are apt to do these days –, you may be unaware of...
“The one thing that all Americans can agree on is that the midterm elections indeed will be ‘fixed.’” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Although Americans will readily agree that the midterm elections will be fixed, they differ on what...
“MAGA media reports that everything has been going GREAT for America. Is it true? If so, can it last?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff, on December 23rd wrote an editorial in...
The Role of the Corporation in AmericaLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… America’s corporations and their CEOs – in fact, the concept of corporatism and American Capitalism themselves – have been under attack from a broad swathe of the public. What was conventional
Managing The Economic Cycle (Part 1)Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… An Economic Cycle has four stages. Simply stated, there’s (1) an expansion that reaches (2) a peak and results in (3) a contraction that reaches (4) a trough. Then the cycle repeats.
A History LessonLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… An often-heard refrain today among younger Americans is that they don’t have the same opportunities to achieve the American Dream as their parents and grandparents had. Jobs are scarcer. The jobs that are available don’t
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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.
