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America First is fast becoming America Alone. Trump is now reducing trade negotiations to mailed tariff ultimatums. iPINIONS argues that it’s time for Canada to lead the world in calling a timeout on America… until there’s a new, adult administration in the White House. Read my take on Substack: Canada should lead the world… Read more.
Except that iPINIONS thinks this parent must be playing some kind of reverse psychology on his kid. Because everyone knows it’s parents who binge-watch episodes, while kids are already itching to scroll their dumb phones before the end of the opening credits… Read more.
Sorry, Charlie Brown, but iPINIONS has been warning for years that when it comes to Trump’s America, separation of powers is just another quaint tradition Republicans are all too happy to ignore. Turns out, all three branches weren’t necessary, just one packed with political sycophants and judicial hacks. Read more.
From cruise ships to climate floods, Venetians have had enough of outsiders ruining their city. Now here comes Bezos, staging a wedding spectacle that feels like the billionaire version of Marie Antoinette’s let-them-eat-cake moment. iPINIONS exposes why this isn’t just another celebrity event; it’s a case study in billionaire excess meeting public backlash. Read my… Read more.
As America teeters toward Civil War 2.0, iPINIONS compares Obama’s latest warnings about democracy with Okonkwo’s doomed fight in Things Fall Apart. Read my take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/obama-returns-as-things-fall-apart Read more.
The Oklahoma City Thunder just won their first NBA Championship — and barely anyone noticed. iPINIONS breaks down how the league’s Moneyball era delivered competitive balance but lost the cultural spark that made NBA Finals must-see TV. Read more on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/thunder-win-first-nba-championship Read more.
Roman Polanski has spent decades in artistic exile for raping a child. But now that Trump is pardoning Jan 6 insurrectionists, iPINIONS asks: why stop there? If celebrity worship still trumps justice, why not pardon Polanski too? You know, before it’s too late for Hollywood to give him the standing ovation it’s been holding for… Read more.
iPINIONS proposes treating all intentional fouls like flagrant ones: two free throws and possession to the other team. But any flagrant or intentional foul committed in the final two minutes should result in three free throws and possession. And, to paraphrase Justice Potter, we all know flagrant and intentional fouls when we see them. Read more.
Trump is dithering over whether to bomb Iran, but not out of principle. He’s hedging like he always does, hoping to claim credit after Israel does the dirty work. iPINIONS exposes how Trump is torn between Putin, Netanyahu, and his MAGA handlers… and why his base will obey, no matter what he decrees. Read my… Read more.
He once flaunted the MLK bust like a prop. Now he’s removed it, while gutting DEI and pretending Juneteenth is woke fiction. iPINIONS exposes how Trump is now erasing the civil rights of Black Americans as brazenly as he once exploited Black voters for political gain. Read my full post on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-marks-juneteenth-by-removing Read more.
