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Bill Natbony is The Lonely Realist, its author and originator. Bill is the General Counsel and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Edgestream Partners, LP.

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“A House of Dynamite”

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2 days ago in: Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society no comments

The Thanksgiving Crypto Crash

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1 week ago in: Economics, General, Society no comments

Public Education in America

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2 weeks ago in: Education, General, Society no comments

The Seeds of Economic Decline

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3 weeks ago in: Economics, General, Politics, Society no comments

The Trump Juggernaut

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1 month ago in: General, Politics, Society no comments

Timing is Everything

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1 month ago in: Economics, General, Society no comments

“State Capitalism” is Socialism

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1 month ago in: Economics, General, Society no comments

China’s “Trump Card”

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2 months ago in: Economics, Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society no comments

Weapons of Mass Value Destruction

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2 months ago in: Business, Economics, Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society no comments

Is President Trump’s Weak Dollar Wish Coming True?

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2 months ago in: Economics, Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society no comments

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