This blog isn’t a brand. It’s a voice.
And it’s been mine — independent, informed, and unbought — since 2005.
About the Author
My name is Anthony L. Hall. I am the author of all commentaries in this journal.
I spent my formative years in the Caribbean, attended prep school in Florida, and graduated from Williams College in 1984 with a degree in Political Economy.
After Williams, I spent six exciting years in New York City. Most of the excitement came during my first four years, when I worked as an ACE-certified personal trainer. In 1988, I traded fitness clubs for corporate law and joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft as a paralegal.
I left New York in 1990 to attend Boston University School of Law, where I earned my J.D. in 1993. I then moved to Washington, D.C., where I did what most newly qualified lawyers do and jumped headfirst into presidential politics.
From 1994 to 1996, I served as Procurement Coordinator for the Clinton/Gore Reelection Campaign. Big mistake! It did not take long for me to become thoroughly disgusted and disillusioned with presidential politics.
In 1996, I founded Hall Consulting LLP and became the master of my own professional fate. For the next 20 years, I ran this political and legal consultancy, handling legal, political, and commercial transactions in the United States, England and Wales, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
During my legal career, I was admitted and licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, England and Wales, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The iPINIONS Origin Story
I had built a thriving consulting practice. But the work was never public-spirited and provided little intellectual satisfaction. Then, in early 2005, a professional colleague introduced me to the Blogosphere. I embraced the opportunity to launch The iPINIONS Journal.
What began as a creative outlet quickly became a mission. Writing is both enjoyable and therapeutic. Acclaimed pundits have called my commentary unique and provocative. No doubt because I refuse to parrot trite or predictable talking points.
For 11 years, I published this journal while continuing to run Hall Consulting. I retired from consulting in 2016 and finally became what I had increasingly wanted to be all along: a full-time writer and social critic.
My topics span the globe, and my take often defies conventional wisdom. I am an independent thinker. I’m reluctant to describe myself as an Independent, however, since most Independents are just attention-seeking Republican or Democratic curmudgeons.
Why iPINIONS Stands Apart
From day one, The iPINIONS Journal has been an ad-free zone. I’m proud to publish without compromising my voice to chase clicks or court sponsors.
This journal is unfiltered, uncompromised, and unapologetic. And I have written every word.
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Get in Touch
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Thank you for visiting. Enjoy.
ALH