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“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 Trump Revolution continues.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR’s focus throughout 2025 has been on the range of existential problems complex issues facing America. These concerns were challenged by TLR’s imaginary mythical prophetess Cassandra in TLR’s December 6th commentary....
“How did TLR do?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR conveyed its perspective for 2025 shortly after Election Day in “Trumpian Disruptions.” Domestically, TLR predicted that “Donald Trump will transform Federal power by greatly expanding the prerogatives of America’s Executive...
The Essence of a MeritocracyLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… It’s about our children … your kids, Marty. Something’s got to be done about them (paying respects to Back to the Future, Part II). Meritocracy has defined America’s success. It’s been the cornerstone
What If?Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… What might a seminal Constitutional Crisis look like? We’re talking hypothetically, of course. It might start something like this: The House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House
“Defining Zionism.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… As Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year and reiterated on Late Night with Seth Meyers in February: “I don’t believe you have to be a Jew to be a
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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.
