“What could go wrong?” – The Lonely Realist America’s economy is flying…, or is it? America’s stock markets are uncertain. China’s economic juggernaut is dominating global markets…, or is it instead strangling China’s domestic economy? China’s stock markets are decidedly negative. TLR discussed America’s “Affordability Crisis” in...
“AI should be the antidote to America’s demographic decline.” – The Lonely Realist “Demographics is destiny” is an economic axiom signifying that a population’s size, structure and composition significantly shape its future, including its economy, politics and social structure. An aging population (like Japan’s), low birth...
“Is Donald Trump the 21st Century’s ‘Robert Shaw’?” – The Lonely Realist TLR on July 12, 2025 in “The Manchurian Candidate” discussed claims made by former KGB officer Alnur Mussayev and journalist Craig Unger that Donald Trump had been recruited by the KGB in the 1980s and,...
“MAGA’s approach to geopolitics is the international application of ‘The Art of the Deal’.” – The Lonely Realist When it comes to foreign relations, the slogan “Make America Great Again” stands for prioritizing domestic interests over international ones…, often doing so by pursuing colonialism. President Trump’s...
“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra “Straws” are piling higher and higher on the back of the global camel. At what point will the camel’s back buckle? [ED NOTE: Timing being everything, those who style themselves as “seers” capable of...
“Credit America’s setbacks to Osama bin Laden.” – The Lonely Realist The Atlantic earlier this month published an analysis by Graeme Wood entitled “Did Al Qaeda Succeed?” Mr. Wood concludes that Osama bin Laden’s plan to weaken America by attrition was successful…, which is the same...