“Recent trends have no precedent. The world’s economies, governments and societies are in uncharted territory.” – The Lonely Realist A recurring TLR theme has been that “These Times are Different" …, but not all that different. Although the world has been experiencing an historical cycle that...

America became the most successful nation on Earth because it built a great education system. This system was good from elementary school through high school and into college. Postgraduate education was also available. Americans who studied hard excelled in many areas and this helped the...

“By every measure and employing any number of standards, America’s education system is failing. The consequences for America will be severe.” – The Lonely Realist America became the greatest nation in the world largely because it built and developed the world's best education system … from...

“No one works anymore. There's no need to have a regular job and there are too many employment opportunities to choose from anyway.” – The Lonely Realist Those Americans whose role model is television character Maynard G. Krebs (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis) are today...