“America’s education system is falling further behind.” – The Lonely Realist As TLR has repeatedly maintained over the past 5 years (e.g., here), America owes its unparalleled success, power and creativity to the fact that it has had the best education system on Earth. While America’s...

“Look back and learn.” – The Lonely Realist The end of December provides the opportunity for perspective on TLR's posts during the expiring year: At the very beginning of 2023, TLR reported that Congressman Earl Carter (R GA) had introduced the Fair Tax Act of 2023, proposing...

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana Last week’s TLR featured an interview with Cassandra that raised the ire of one reader. Her dissenting letter follows. Dear Mr. Realist: I read with disbelief the predictions offered by #Cassandra in last week’s...

“What does it mean to pursue 'Peace Through Strength’?” – the Lonely Realist Historians have celebrated the globalist foreign policy pursued by the Reagan Administration and emphasized by President Reagan in a 1986 speech warning that “To be prepared for war is one of the most...