“Political PR ignores market analysis.” – The Lonely Realist M&A (mergers and acquisitions) is a challenging business in which brilliant businesspeople spend an inordinate amount of time in merger battles. Yet, a multi-decade analysis by The Economist concludes that “the odds of [M&A] success appear no...
“Populist policymaking can be extraordinarily destructive.” – The Lonely Realist Both Republican MAGAism and Democratic Party Progressivism have found sizable voter bases among “ordinary people who feel that their concerns have been disregarded by established elites” – an exercise in populism that today has found favor...
“Are all lights green for Trump 2.0?” – The Lonely Realist The government shutdown is over. The Democrats folded their cards, ending the longest government shutdown in American history. It was another Trump triumph…, and another Democratic Party loss, a reminder that there is no cohesive...
“It’s time – past time – to tone down divisive rhetoric.” – The Lonely Realist But that’s not what Ben Shapiro is doing. (And he’s not alone.) Although that's his Constitutional right…, he should exercise it more thoughtfully. From The Free Press (“Je suis Charlie”): “The acceleration...
“Stagflation is not a four-letter word.” – The Lonely Realist “Stagflation” is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be benign. It denotes a combination of slower-than looked-for GDP growth coupled with a higher-than-desired level of inflation. Given that most alternatives to stagflation are worse –...
“Or how I learned to stop worrying and love 'state capture.'” – The Lonely Realist President Trump first posted his “King Donald” image in February, the caption reading “LONG LIVE THE KING!” The image was more than a suggestion. It was a promise. In the past...