“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 the...
“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 into...
“Defining Zionism.” – The Lonely Realist 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 Zionist, and I am a Zionist.” He became...
“There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear.” – Buffalo Springfield Both gold and Bitcoin are at dizzying highs. Why? It’s easy to be seduced by the almost-universal levitation of everything – the Magnificent Seven, global stock indices, residential real estate, corporate bonds, etc. –,...
“I am your warrior. I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution.” – Donald Trump, February 5, 2024 Retribution: deserved and severe punishment. Is Donald Trump’s February 5, 2024 rhetoric election year bombast? Or has the former President...