“No one needs a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing.” – TLR Channeling Bob Dylan Transformational change is being wrought by artificial intelligence (AI)…, and there is little to hold it back. Its benefits and burdens soon will be more widely felt. Paradigm-shifts...
“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse with every Executive Order.” – The Lonely Realist (with thanks to Will Rogers) Tariffs are taxes imposed on goods entering the country. They are a form of consumption tax because they add to...
“How to measure Trump Administration success?” – The Lonely Realist The Lonely Realist recently received emails from two readers heaping praise on President Trump: “America now has secure borders; America has instituted mass deportations of criminal illegals; The stock market is at an all time high; Inflation is low; Energy prices...
“Is duck-and-cover the safest course for the combination of Trump 2.0 and DeepSeek?” – The Lonely Realist For those who scoffed at the possibility of a second American revolution, welcome to Trump 2.0. For those who disbelieved Candidate Trump’s promises, welcome to sudden, radical changes to...
“2024 was a volatile year. What are the domestic prospects for 2025?” – The Lonely Realist The Optimists: Perhaps Cassandra will be right: “The Fed will continue to cut interest rates well into 2025, driving GDP and stock market prices higher. America’s corporations have seen their...
“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...