“Be careful what you wish for.” – The Lonely Realist The American right has been celebrating a series of recent Supreme Court rulings that narrow Federal power and facilitate the dismantling of the "administrative state." The consequences of these holdings are broad, far-reaching, and in the...
“’News’ is a misnomer for today’s media reporting, where tribalist factions engage in a creativity-driven entertainment battle.” – The Lonely Realist TLR recently received two new sets of reader criticisms, the first centered on TLR’s “tenuous hold on reality” regarding legal witch-hunts against the former President...
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert … and on the pedestal these words appear: ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!’” – Percy Bysshe Shelley TLR took a family trip to Washington, D.C....
“America’s judiciary is the Founders’ safety valve.” – The Lonely Realist TLR first wrote about the Rule of Law in April 2019, emphasizing its significance as a cornerstone of America’s success. The American Rule of Law is different from the Rule of Law practiced in other...
“The American Experiment is a test of racial, religious, and ethnic integration. It’s about the meaning of ‘equality.’” – The Lonely Realist "Out of many, one" – e pluribus unum. The “American Experiment” is founded on the "self-evident truth" that "all men are created equal.” It is...