“Regulatory whipsawing is undermining American business.” – The Lonely Realist Consistency in policy and law-making provides the optimal foundation for strong economic growth. Uncertain government policy inhibits economic planning and therefore is business’s bane. Alternating political party Presidencies over the past 32 years provide a demonstrably...

“Entitlement spending and tax cuts have fueled unaffordable deficits. To fund those deficits, America will have to reduce entitlements and increase taxes. Sorry!” – The Lonely Realist America for decades has been spending more than it earns, far more …, a subject much-discussed in prior TLRs....

“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...

“There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear.” – Buffalo Springfield Both gold and Bitcoin are at dizzying highs. Why? It’s easy to be seduced by the almost-universal levitation of everything – the Magnificent Seven, global stock indices, residential real estate, corporate bonds, etc. –,...