[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...
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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“Growing up to be President is every child’s dream.” – The Lonely Realist With AI threatening to wipe out entry-level employment in many of America’s knowledge-based industries, including medicine, law, accounting, and finance, a number of readers have been seeking career guidance for their erstwhile teenagers....