“Decades of poorly-executed American foreign policy, excessive money-printing, and partisan infighting have taken America – and the world – to a tipping point.” – The Lonely Realist Walter Russell Mead last week penned an editorial in the Wall Street Journal (“Crisis for Biden’s Chaotic Foreign Policy”)...
TLR recently received the following email. It arrived under the heading "Some good news for America": The heading misstates an admirable achievement by U.S. high school students – it should read "U.S. team makes history at International Chemistry Olympiad" – and is chronologically out-of-date. The win...
“The West has responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by detonating its nuclear currencies. Fallout will include inflation, geopolitical instability and more.” – The Lonely Realist Vladimir Putin has set his sights on attaining immortality by following in the footsteps of Peter the Great and creating...
“America has responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by detonating the Nuclear Dollar, a weapon of economic devastation. Wielding it creates long-term consequences for America.” – The Lonely Realist On May 3, 2019 (here) and again on September 13, 2020 (here), TLR discussed why countries America...
“A surefire path to immortality is conquest!” – The Lonely Realist Anyone who has studied history knows the names of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Atilla the Hun, Genghis Kahn, Tamerlane, Francisco Pizarro, Napoleon Bonaparte, Mao Zedong, and Adolf Hitler. They were conquerors. Their names are...