“America is at war with the world…, and the world has caught on.” – The Lonely Realist If you’ve been avoiding the news – as many are apt to do these days –, you may be unaware of the extent to which America is waging wars...
“The one thing that all Americans can agree on is that the midterm elections indeed will be ‘fixed.’” – The Lonely Realist Although Americans will readily agree that the midterm elections will be fixed, they differ on what the term “fixed” means. “Fixed,” after all, has...
“MAGA media reports that everything has been going GREAT for America. Is it true? If so, can it last?” – The Lonely Realist Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff, on December 23rd wrote an editorial in the New York Post crediting the Trump 2.0...
“The Trump Revolution continues.” – The Lonely Realist TLR’s focus throughout 2025 has been on the range of existential problems complex issues facing America. These concerns were challenged by TLR’s imaginary mythical prophetess Cassandra in TLR’s December 6th commentary. She reasoned that Trump 2.0 has been executing...
“How did TLR do?” – The Lonely Realist TLR conveyed its perspective for 2025 shortly after Election Day in “Trumpian Disruptions.” Domestically, TLR predicted that “Donald Trump will transform Federal power by greatly expanding the prerogatives of America’s Executive [in reliance on the ‘unitary executive theory’ articulated...
“The risk of a doomsday event is rising.” – The Lonely Realist In January, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the second hand on The Doomsday Clock forward from 1 minute and 30 seconds before midnight to 1 minute and 29 seconds before midnight. Can there...