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18 Oct
Weapons of Mass Value Destruction

Posted at 12:24h in Business, Economics, Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society 0 Comments

“ETFs and rare earths (and even soyabeans) are economic weapons.” – The Lonely Realist An ETF is a public investment fund that trades on stock exchanges in the same way as a single stock (and with more liquidity than a mutual fund). An exchange traded fund...

11 Oct
Is President Trump’s Weak Dollar Wish Coming True?

Posted at 12:44h in Economics, Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society 0 Comments

“We are witnessing de-dollarization. Are we nearing a finale?” – The Lonely Realist A Dollar is “fiat currency,” a piece of paper. It has no intrinsic value. People believe in it because they have faith in America's economic and foreign policies, its judicial system, its Constitution,...

04 Oct
America Needs More Engineers…, and Fewer Lawyers

Posted at 12:17h in General, International Relations, Law, Society 0 Comments

[TLR IS TRAVELING AND APOLOGIZES FOR ANY REPETITIONS IN THE FOLLOWING:] “‘Due Process’ has made America great. More engineers (and fewer lawyers) could make it even greater.” – The Lonely Realist America’s government is run by lawyers…, at least it seems that way. America’s founding fathers were...

13 Sep
The End of Ukraine

Posted at 12:09h in Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society 0 Comments

“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...

16 Aug
Change Has Come to America

Posted at 12:41h in Business, Economics, Education, Foreign Policy, General, Health, International Relations, Politics, Society 0 Comments

“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...

12 Jul
The Manchurian Candidate

Posted at 12:12h in Foreign Policy, International Relations, Society 0 Comments

“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”...

18 Oct Weapons of Mass Value Destruction

Weapons of Mass Value Destruction

11 Oct Is President Trump’s Weak Dollar Wish Coming True?

Is President Trump’s Weak Dollar Wish Coming True?

04 Oct America Needs More Engineers…, and Fewer Lawyers

America Needs More Engineers…, and Fewer Lawyers

13 Sep The End of Ukraine

The End of Ukraine

16 Aug Change Has Come to America

Change Has Come to America

12 Jul The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate