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Thanksgiving 2025 should be about gratitude and grace, but this year it’s exposing empty wallets, political trench warfare at the table, and leaders gaslighting us that life is “wonderful” while millions slide toward modern breadlines. In this iPINIONS commentary, I explain how inflation, culture wars, and Trumpian excess have turned Thanksgiving into a stress test… Read more.
The Treasury is finally putting the penny out of its misery. But between iPhones replacing wallets and digital payments replacing bills, even nickels and quarters are becoming relics of the past. The irony is that iPINIONS thinks we may be heading toward a future with just one coin to rule them all — and it’s… Read more.
King Charles returned to Fortnum & Mason this week to celebrate his Coronation Food Project. Except this isn’t just any luxury grocer. It’s the same store whose iconic bags once delivered €3 million in Qatari cash to the then-Prince of Wales. Now he’s repurposing the scene of the grift as a symbol of royal benevolence.… Read more.
iPINIONS imagined the apocalypse would be cinematic; not something we’d scroll through between coffee and deadlines. Eliot said it more poetically, but Huxley depicted our brave new world more accurately. Read my quip on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/doomscrolling-end-of-times Read more.
Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday bash wasn’t just another celebrity party. iPINIONS contends it was a cultural coronation. From Oprah to the exiled Sussexes, even royals are keeping up. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/momager-kriss-70th-shows-even-royals Read more.
The Philadelphia Art Museum just fired CEO Sasha Suda for daring to make its walls look like the city it represents. iPINIONS decries how liberal pearls became MAGA hats in disguise — and why Philadelphia’s boardroom elitists now rhyme with Trump’s red-state culture wars. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/philadelphia-art-museum-art-from Read more.
Speaker Mike Johnson says God made him Speaker, but iPINIONS contends that his faith seems better suited for feeding Trump’s ego than feeding America’s hungry. With federal workers losing paychecks, SNAP benefits on the brink, and Trump hoarding billions for his cronies, this Halloween’s real monsters aren’t in masks; they’re in Congress. Read my full… Read more.
Every October reminds me how proud I am of my sister Gloria — and of the life-saving work she does every day helping women detect breast cancer early. ? iPINIONS urges you not to wait for October to prioritize your health. Early detection saves lives. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/breast-cancer-awareness-dont-wait Read more.
As the Louvre mourns the loss of royal jewels once worn by Napoleon’s empresses, iPINIONS asks how a museum built on colonial plunder dares cry theft. This post illustrates the irony of empire, the politics of restitution, and why the heist may embolden the plundered to seek justice by any means. See my take on… Read more.
Trump’s new proclamation to “make Columbus Day great again” isn’t about honoring Italian Americans; it’s about reviving the old lie that conquest equals discovery. From Columbus’s own journals to Trump’s DEI purge, iPINIONS shows how historical whitewashing keeps finding fresh political sponsors. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-is-making-indigenous-peoples Read more.
