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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...
If you’re the “average” American, 2017 tax reform means that your taxes have gone down a bit … although they’ve gone up for those unfortunates, whether or not “average,” who live in the wrong States and cities.Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Taxes
What is the Meaning of American Capitalism?Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Americans believe in freedom, independence, democracy … and the value of their capitalist system. America attained its stature and became the powerhouse of the 20th Century because it integrated those frontier
The Covid-19 Bridge Connecting A Bifurcated AmericaLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… A year ago, in “The Hollowing Out of America,” TLR contrasted two different Americas: The economically-vibrant urban-exurban America found on its three coasts … and the sclerotically depopulating rural-America located in
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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.
