27 Dec

Posted at 12:43h in Business, Economics, Education, Foreign Policy, General, Health, International Relations, Law, Politics, Society

“How did TLR do?” – The Lonely Realist TLR conveyed its perspective for 2025 shortly after Election Day in “Trumpian Disruptions.” Domestically, TLR predicted that “Donald Trump will transform Federal power by greatly expanding the prerogatives of America’s Executive [in reliance on the ‘unitary executive theory’ articulated...

22 Sep

Posted at 12:04h in General, Law, Society

The following are two readers' comments on this week's commentary, “Ben Shapiro: Lions and Scavengers”: Comment #1: Thanks for your messaging on Charlie Kirk, but you completely missed Kirk’s point. Instead of emphasizing that speaking out on virtually anything should not be censored, you say that everyone should...

02 Aug

Posted at 12:35h in Business, Economics, General, Law, Society

“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse with every Executive Order.” – The Lonely Realist (with thanks to Will Rogers) Tariffs are taxes imposed on goods entering the country. They are a form of consumption tax because they add to...

05 Jul

Posted at 12:04h in Business, Economics, Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Law, Politics, Society

“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...