“Although many pessimists hear echoes of the 1930s …, 2022 is not 1939.” – The Lonely Realist A TLR theme has been to highlight parallels between the Great Depression decade and the decade following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The former served as a prelude to...
Question: “What will Putin do next?” Answer: “Putin will continue to escalate. He has superior resources and options.” – The Lonely Realist Ukraine and Russia are wrestling back-and-forth in a test of resources and wills. That contest is unlikely to end in a stalemate, a ceasefire and...
“Is Donald Trump a Compromiser of American Secrets? Criminal implications be damned! Fallout from the Mar-a-Lago Papers will weaken America and strengthen its enemies.” – The Lonely Realist The DOJ Affidavit isn't about Donald Trump. It's not about affidavits. It's about the exposure of America's poorly-protected...
“The West needs to adopt a 21st Century strategy to address the economic, political and military fallout from the Ukrainian War.” – The Lonely Realist That great sucking sound you’ve been hearing is America being drawn back into the international arena. Should American leadership again falter,...
“Decades of poorly-executed American foreign policy, excessive money-printing, and partisan infighting have taken America – and the world – to a tipping point.” – The Lonely Realist Walter Russell Mead last week penned an editorial in the Wall Street Journal (“Crisis for Biden’s Chaotic Foreign Policy”)...