“Don’t judge today’s political parties by their historical names.”  TLR recently received the following missive: Dear TLR: I’m a Reagan Republican, a dyed-in-the-wool conservative who’s proud of the Republican Party’s accomplishments over the last 175 years. Like Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Bill Buckley and Ronald Reagan, I believe...

“Corruption starts at the top.” – The Lonely Realist Washington, D.C. was built on a swamp…, which is not the reason why its denizens are called “swamp-dwellers.” Washington owes that epithet to its elected legislators, the corrupt unethical dishonest members of Congress who are “in the...

“Can America continue to experience robust economic growth and expanding stock market values?” – The Lonely Realist Like many of its readers, TLR has questioned whether America’s economic growth and stock market prices can continue levitating. After all, except for the Q2 2020 COVID dive, since...

“Uncertainties abound.” – The Lonely Realist The Economy After the Presidential debate on June 27th, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were seen as the lamest of lame ducks…, and the stock markets promptly leaped with the expectation of a second Trump Administration. Donald Trump has promised additional...