“No one needs a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing.” – TLR Channeling Bob Dylan Transformational change is being wrought by artificial intelligence (AI)…, and there is little to hold it back. Its benefits and burdens soon will be more widely felt. Paradigm-shifts...
“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse with every Executive Order.” – The Lonely Realist (with thanks to Will Rogers) Tariffs are taxes imposed on goods entering the country. They are a form of consumption tax because they add to...
“What might the ‘Jeffrey Epstein files’ reveal?” – The Lonely Realist Is MAGA skepticism about Jeffrey Epstein – his files and his suicide – justified? Or is President Trump correct in saying that “only pretty bad people, including fake news, wanna keep [the Jeffrey Epstein uproar]...
“The Democrats were once the Big Tent Party. No longer.” – The Lonely Realist The 20th Century’s Democratic Party was the Big Tent Party. Its policies attracted labor unions, blue collar workers, African Americans, young Americans, Catholics, Jews, liberals and often a majority of moderates. Its...
“Is there a 21st Century ‘Robert Shaw’?” – The Lonely Realist On a recent visit to the United Kingdom, The Lonely Realist was lured into conversations by a number of determined Londoners who asked how Americans can tolerate a President who, they allege, is a “Russian asset”...
“How to measure Trump Administration success?” – The Lonely Realist The Lonely Realist recently received emails from two readers heaping praise on President Trump: “America now has secure borders; America has instituted mass deportations of criminal illegals; The stock market is at an all time high; Inflation is low; Energy prices...