“Russia is winning the Ukraine War. What will Russia’s victory mean?” – The Lonely Realist Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated his intention to achieve total victory over Ukraine. He will not discuss a ceasefire (yet alone a peace treaty) without first receiving international acknowledgement of Russia’s...
“It’s paradigm-shifting ‘Trump Change.’” – The Lonely Realist Matt Levine wrote several months ago that “the current economic policy of the United States is apparently to cause maximum chaos by announcing drastic changes in the global economic order in the morning and then walking them back...
“The Democrats were once the Big Tent Party. No longer.” – The Lonely Realist The 20th Century’s Democratic Party was the Big Tent Party. Its policies attracted labor unions, blue collar workers, African Americans, young Americans, Catholics, Jews, liberals and often a majority of moderates. Its...
“Is there a 21st Century ‘Robert Shaw’?” – The Lonely Realist On a recent visit to the United Kingdom, The Lonely Realist was lured into conversations by a number of determined Londoners who asked how Americans can tolerate a President who, they allege, is a “Russian asset”...
“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...
“Keeping America out of foreign wars is a priority for Trump 2.0.” – The Lonely Realist If the past is prologue, the foreign policy lesson taken from Trump 1.0 is that Trump 2.0 will assiduously avoid armed conflict. America will pursue its national interest by isolating...