“Look back and learn.” – The Lonely Realist The end of December provides the opportunity for perspective on TLR's posts during the expiring year: At the very beginning of 2023, TLR reported that Congressman Earl Carter (R GA) had introduced the Fair Tax Act of 2023, proposing...
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana Last week’s TLR featured an interview with Cassandra that raised the ire of one reader. Her dissenting letter follows. Dear Mr. Realist: I read with disbelief the predictions offered by #Cassandra in last week’s...
“The best way to predict the future is to study the present, and be a student of the past.” — The Lonely Realist In a letter to TLR in July, #Cassandra predicted a rosy economy for months to come …, and she was right. Her performance...
“What does it mean to pursue 'Peace Through Strength’?” – the Lonely Realist Historians have celebrated the globalist foreign policy pursued by the Reagan Administration and emphasized by President Reagan in a 1986 speech warning that “To be prepared for war is one of the most...
“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton “Or does it?” – The Lonely Realist On November 13th, responding to public pressure, the #SupremeCourt announced that its nine Justices had approved a code of conduct for their own behavior substantially similar to the one adopted...
“’From rags to riches’ has a unique American meaning.” – The Lonely Realist The opportunity for money and power can drive ambition to incredible lengths heights. As Jay and the Americans sang, “Only in America can a kid without a cent get a break and maybe...