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.
“Political extremists are dictating America’s agenda dialogue and, ultimately, government policy.” – The Lonely Realist Congress is the beating heart of American democracy. “Democracy is based on the notion that a people should be self-governing and that the representatives of the people should be held...
“Fear and greed cut two ways.” – The Lonely Realist The predictions Cassandra made two years ago were prescient. She said that the Fed’s successful management of America’s economy has proven it to be “a highly capable economic general [whose] creative policies avoided depression following...
“Entropy is the second law of thermodynamics … and of geopolitics, religion, race, economics, climatology, children, etc.” – The Lonely Realist Entropy is a cornerstone concept of physical science … with broad societal applications. Entropy is “a lack of order or predictability” or “a gradual decline...
“We’ve had enough of Quantitative Tightening! It’s time for a pause.” – The Lonely Realist TLR last year ventured that Joe Biden and Jay Powell had engaged in political deal talk when they discussed Jay’s reappointment as Fed Chair. In exchange for that reappointment, one
“America needs to cut entitlements.” – The Lonely Realist America is sitting on a debt bomb. The date when it will detonate is unknown. The combustible elements continue to grow. When they reach critical mass, they will explode. Some say the detonation lies far in
The Widening Divide “For the majority of the human species, and for tens of thousands of years, the idea that humanity includes every human being on the face of the earth does not exist at all. The designation stops at the border of each tribe,
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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.
