“Should Executive Power be subject to judicial checks and balances?” – The Lonely Realist TLR recently received the following question from a reader: “Curious what your thoughts are on Federal District Judges blocking much of the Trump agenda?” What follows is the ensuing dialogue, edited for...
“Keeping America out of foreign wars is a priority for Trump 2.0.” – The Lonely Realist If the past is prologue, the foreign policy lesson taken from Trump 1.0 is that Trump 2.0 will assiduously avoid armed conflict. America will pursue its national interest by isolating...
Week in Review (April 19–25, 2025) The following Week in Review is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice. TL;DR – Key Takeaways Markets Whipsawed by Trade Hopes: Global stocks rallied mid-week on signs of a U.S.-China trade thaw, with...
“‘America First’ means ‘America Alone.’” – The Lonely Realist America First policy is anchored in a zero-sum world where “might makes right” and America necessarily needs to go it alone, taking whatever it wants from other countries. It has no need for trading partners, allies, or...
Welcome to this week's edition of The Lonely Realist Week in Review. This week saw global markets whipsawed by escalating trade tensions and cautious central bank signals. A surge of new U.S. tariffs and retaliatory moves from trading partners dominated headlines, injecting uncertainty into business...