“Be careful what you wish for.” – The Lonely Realist The American right has been celebrating a series of recent Supreme Court rulings that narrow Federal power and facilitate the dismantling of the "administrative state." The consequences of these holdings are broad, far-reaching, and in the...
“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert … and on the pedestal these words appear: ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!’” – Percy Bysshe Shelley TLR took a family trip to Washington, D.C....
“America’s judiciary is the Founders’ safety valve.” – The Lonely Realist TLR first wrote about the Rule of Law in April 2019, emphasizing its significance as a cornerstone of America’s success. The American Rule of Law is different from the Rule of Law practiced in other...
“The American Experiment is a test of racial, religious, and ethnic integration. It’s about the meaning of ‘equality.’” – The Lonely Realist "Out of many, one" – e pluribus unum. The “American Experiment” is founded on the "self-evident truth" that "all men are created equal.” It is...
“History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain Although Mark Twain was right that history seldom repeats itself, he was also correct in saying that history often rhymes. For example, it’s easy today to see the many parallels between recent events and those...