“Arming proxies to fight for America’s national interests is a sound military and political strategy.” – The Lonely Realist An often-overlooked proxy war heralded America’s emergence as global hegemon. The year was 1939 and the proxy warrior was the British Empire. Great Britain had lost much...
“America’s leading politicians continue to play to their populist minorities.” – The Lonely Realist A recent NBC news poll found that 71% of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, the highest sustained level of pessimism in 30 years. A similar majority of...
“It may seem that America has experienced major changes over the last four years, but the reality is that the more things appear to have changed, the more they’ve stayed the same.” – The Lonely Realist Today marks the beginning of TLR’s fifth year. With more...
"Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much." -- Gilbert K. Chesterton TLR over the last four years has repeatedly looked to Cassandra to provide insights into some of the more challenging issues facing America. For example, in...
“Is Fox News a news channel or an entertainment channel? That distinction could be determinative of whether Fox pays Dominion $1.6 billion in damages.” – The Lonely Realist Dominion, the voting machine company, has sued Fox News for $1.6 billion for defaming it, alleging that Fox...
“Non-compete contracts suppress competition …, but they also protect valuable employer secrets. Which is more important for America?” – The Lonely Realist Non-compete clauses are common legal provisions included in employment contracts to impose a waiting period before employees can take similar jobs with competitors or...