“James Carville’s memorable 1992 campaign quip of ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ was prescient then and will be prescient again in 2024.” – The Lonely Realist Americans vote their wallets. Whether or not they’re enamored with the incumbent, they’ll re-elect him if they believe he capably managed...
“America has been under attack for more than a decade.” – The Lonely Realist TLR in its commentaries of March 27, 2019 and September 13, 2020 cautioned that provocations aggressions against America by China, Russia, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and other members of the aptly-named...
“To what extent should regulators have discretion to interpret America’s laws?” – The Lonely Realist Ronald Reagan famously said, “If you want more of something, subsidize it. If you want less, tax it.” He could have added “And if you want to further a political agenda,...
“The foundations of Conservatism continue to crumble.” – The Lonely Realist Being a Conservative in 2023 does not have the same meaning as being a Conservative in the 1980s … or even as recently as in 2015 (when the Freedom Caucus was founded). Classical American Conservativism...
“America’s diverse citizenry anchors American democracy.” – The Lonely Realist America is not like other countries. It is a melting pot where nationalities, races, cultures, religions, ethnicities and tribes have been welcomed. It has been called “God’s Crucible” because America has effected the fusion of a...