“Trading on inside information is illegal. America’s elected representatives nevertheless profit from doing so.” – The Lonely Realist Congress once again is engaging in an election year public relations show. The House of Representatives recently passed the Stop Insider Trading Act which (in part) seeks to...
“The one thing that all Americans can agree on is that the midterm elections will be ‘fixed.’” Maureen Dowd recently penned a critical piece in the New York Times about President Trump‘s July 16th televised speech in which he (again) repeated his claim that the 2020...
“Change has come to America’s democracy.” – The Lonely Realist Arthur Schlesinger’s 1973 book, The Imperial Presidency, concluded that the Constitution provides no real limits on Presidential power. He was right. A 6-3 Supreme Court majority on June 29th in Trump v. Slaughter endorsed the “unitary...
“Is a gerrymandered democracy good for America?” – The Lonely Realist TLR first discussed gerrymandering 7 years ago. That commentary, “Elbridge Gerry’s Salamander,” is being republished today in light of last week’s ruling by a Virginia county judge declaring a redistricting vote, passed by state-wide referendum a...
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“There is and will be further collateral damage from the Iran War.” – The Lonely Realist We are 7 weeks into the Iran War and markets have been soaring. even more so following comments made by President Trump forecasting an imminent end. Although the Strait of...