“Has the Trump Administration engineered a recession?” – The Lonely Realist President Trump is waging all-out war on the Federal bureaucracy, on America’s trade partners, and on America’s NATO allies. The execution of Trump 2.0 policies has created uncertainties that make business planning hazardous, and America’s...
“Does the Democratic Party Have a Future?” – The Lonely Realist James Carville, the Democratic Party’s uber-strategist, recently published an editorial in the New York Times that sets out his plan for Democratic Party success. Sadly, his proposals repeat the mistakes that have bedeviled voters Democrats for...
“What will be the effect of abandoning Pax Americana?” – The Lonely Realist Donald Trump is reorganizing the world order. If you thought that the Trump Revolution would have a profound impact only on America’s domestic institutions, you were wrong. Trump 2.0 intends to effect even...
“What do 21st Century Conservatives and Liberals actually believe in?” – The Lonely Realist As TLR has noted, modern American political conservatism is founded on four “right wing” principles: fiscal restraint, furthering traditional American values, pursuing a strong national defense, and incentivizing capitalist Darwinism. The core...
“Is duck-and-cover the safest course for the combination of Trump 2.0 and DeepSeek?” – The Lonely Realist For those who scoffed at the possibility of a second American revolution, welcome to Trump 2.0. For those who disbelieved Candidate Trump’s promises, welcome to sudden, radical changes to...