27 Sep

Posted at 12:15h in Economics, General, Society

[TLR IS TRAVELING AND ON WEDNESDAY RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM CASSANDRA:] “A recession (along with increasing inflation) is fast-approaching.” – Cassandra Dear Mr. Realist: Allow me to return to the conversation you and I shared several months ago. The developing weaknesses in the U.S. economy that I...

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...

20 Sep

Posted at 12:24h in General, Politics, Society

“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...