“That's a quote from a reader. Government numbers are confusing. Can they be reconciled?” – The Lonely Realist The recent inflation data released by America’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was tame. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.3% in December (following similar numbers for...
“America is at war with the world…, and the world has caught on.” – The Lonely Realist If you’ve been avoiding the news – as many are apt to do these days –, you may be unaware of the extent to which America is waging wars...
“MAGA media reports that everything has been going GREAT for America. Is it true? If so, can it last?” – The Lonely Realist Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff, on December 23rd wrote an editorial in the New York Post crediting the Trump 2.0...
“The Trump Revolution continues.” – The Lonely Realist TLR’s focus throughout 2025 has been on the range of existential problems complex issues facing America. These concerns were challenged by TLR’s imaginary mythical prophetess Cassandra in TLR’s December 6th commentary. She reasoned that Trump 2.0 has been executing...
“How did TLR do?” – The Lonely Realist TLR conveyed its perspective for 2025 shortly after Election Day in “Trumpian Disruptions.” Domestically, TLR predicted that “Donald Trump will transform Federal power by greatly expanding the prerogatives of America’s Executive [in reliance on the ‘unitary executive theory’ articulated...
“Political PR ignores market analysis.” – The Lonely Realist M&A (mergers and acquisitions) is a challenging business in which brilliant businesspeople spend an inordinate amount of time in merger battles. Yet, a multi-decade analysis by The Economist concludes that “the odds of [M&A] success appear no...