“Don’t judge today’s political parties by their historical names.” TLR recently received the following missive: Dear TLR: I’m a Reagan Republican, a dyed-in-the-wool conservative who’s proud of the Republican Party’s accomplishments over the last 175 years. Like Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Bill Buckley and Ronald Reagan, I believe...
“Corruption starts at the top.” – The Lonely Realist Washington, D.C. was built on a swamp…, which is not the reason why its denizens are called “swamp-dwellers.” Washington owes that epithet to its elected legislators, the corrupt unethical dishonest members of Congress who are “in the...
“Can America continue to experience robust economic growth and expanding stock market values?” – The Lonely Realist Like many of its readers, TLR has questioned whether America’s economic growth and stock market prices can continue levitating. After all, except for the Q2 2020 COVID dive, since...
“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” – The Lonely Realist Every issue has at least three sides: your side; the opposite side; and what is arguably the right side. Don’t be deceived into believing that there is only one “right side” or that you own...
“Members of Congress consistently trade on inside information. Shouldn’t that be banned?” – The Lonely Realist Yes. What makes “insider trading” a bad thing? After all, if someone searches for information that is not in the public domain so that others are unaware of it and pieces...