“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...
“Will the Trump Administration’s MAHA policies make America healthier?” – The Lonely Realist In a May 12th Executive Order, President Trump directed drugmakers to reprice their medicines to align their U.S. prices with the prices charged in other countries. His stated goal is to create a...
“The human condition is improving at an exponential rate.” – The Lonely Realist The human condition has improved more over the last 100 years than it did over the prior 5,000 years. Think about what that means. Then consider that the next 25 years will see...
“COVID has trashed America's Big Blue Cities. It soon will disrupt America's Great Middle. Big Data tells the tale.” – The Lonely Realist Although there is disagreement over the appropriate method to use in calculating the number of Americans who have died from COVID-19, all methods...
“Sufficient data currently exists to support a bipartisan national COVID policy. Fractured America now has a path forward to address COVID’s harsh realities.” – The Lonely Realist Mistake followed by mistake characterizes how Federal, State and local governments have dealt with the COVID pandemic. Politicians admittedly...
“America is a country with cutting-edge 20th Century infrastructure, cutting-edge 20th Century business practices and cutting-edge 20th Century government policies. Unfortunately, this is the 21st Century.” –The Lonely Realist America is obsolescing. Progress requires forward movement. America instead is moving sideways …, when it moves at...