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E Pluribus Trump: Unhinged President Threatens to Destroy Iranian Civilization, Then TACOes

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump threatening to destroy whole civilization of Iran

Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilization, then TACOed once again. But as iPINIONS argues, the real scandal is not only his menace abroad. It is the banana republic he is making of America at home See my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/e-pluribus-trump-mad-president-threatens Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: American Democracy, Banana Republic, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin Graham, Iran, Mark Warner, Strait of Hormuz, TACO, Thomas Jefferson, Trump

Putting His Face on Coins Is One of the Many Ways Trump Is Aping Caesar

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump putting image on coin

Trump putting his face on coins is not some harmless vanity stunt. It is one more sign of a man aping Caesar, glorifying himself, and testing how far Americans will let imperial delusion go. iPINIONS traces the parallels from dictator-for-life posturing to gilded monuments to self. See my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/putting-his-face-on-coins-is-one Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: American Democracy, Authoritarianism, cult of personality, Donald Trump, imperial presidency, iPINIONS, Julius Caesar, Kennedy Center, political symbolism, Trump coin

Mamdani and Democratic Socialists or Trump and Republican Fascists: Who You Gonna Vote For, America?

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
collage of principals from off year election night 2025

Zohran Mamdani made history last night, becoming the first Muslim elected mayor of New York City. Progressives are celebrating — and rightfully so. But Republicans are, too, because they think they’ve found their new national bogeyman. iPINIONS exposes how the GOP’s gaslighting and projection are trying to make Mamdani the face of “Democratic socialism” to… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: American Democracy, Democratic Socialists, GOP Gaslighting, iPINIONS, Kamala Harris, MAGA, Republican Fascism, Trump, Zohran Mamdani

Gen. Milley Calling Trump ‘Fascist’ and ‘Dangerous’ Sounds Like a Call to Arms

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
cartoon of Gen. Mark Milley protecting the country by treating Trump like a child

Half of Donald Trump’s former cabinet secretaries are refusing to endorse his campaign, citing his unfitness for office. Gen. Mark Milley, Trump’s former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explains why their refusal is as unprecedented as it is disqualifying: He is the most dangerous person ever. I had suspicions … but now I… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2024 election, American Democracy, Bob Woodward, Gen. Milley, military coup, Trump dangerous, Trump fascist, Trump re-election, War book

Christian Resistance Rising to Recapture Religion from MAGA Cult

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
image of Bible taking over America and inset a caricature of the Golden Calf

Evangelical leaders sold their souls to Trump in 2016, making Faustian bargains for political power. Under their apostate leadership, Christian nationalism has gone from fringe to mainstream and is now a potent force threatening American democracy. The infamous Project 2025 is their blueprint for transforming America into a theocratic dystopia. Gone are the core tenets… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: American Democracy, Christian nationalism, Christian resistance, evangelical leaders, grassroots movement, MAGA cult, Project 2025, reclaiming faith, Trumpism

In Trump’s GOP, Men Have No Shame and Even Less Pride

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump's VP wannbes attending his trial in New York City.

Trump’s GOP A picture is worth a thousand words, and no picture affirms that adage more than the one featured below. It shows the cowards’ gallery of Trump’s VP wannabes heeding his summons. He wanted them to prove their loyalty by showing up at the courtroom where he’s on trial for paying hush money to a porn star.  Any self-respecting… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: American Democracy, GOP loyalty, Republican shame, Republican sycophancy, Trump trial, Trump's dictatorship, Trump's GOP, VP wannabes

‘Civil War’: A Documentary and a Warning

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
cartoon image of marquee for Civil War the movie

Wikipedia describes Civil War as follows:  A 2024 dystopian film written and directed by Alex Garland. It follows a team of journalists traveling across the United States during a civil war fought between an authoritarian federal government and several regional factions.   Naturally, it’s all too easy to envision a new Trump administration as that “authoritarian federal government,” with… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: American Democracy, authoritarian government, blue states vs red states, Civil War film 2024, Donald Trump, dystopian films, Gregg Abbott, immigration politics, U.S. politics

The Supreme Court Might Help Trump Win. But He’ll Never Set Foot in the White House Again

Monday, March 4, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Supreme Court with protesters supporting removing Trump under the 14th Amendment and images inset of Trump and Biden debating and Trump with his generals

Trump seems fated to win I get it. Donald Trump, the twice-impeached and four-times indicted insurrectionist, is also a well-documented serial liar and sexual predator. In stark contrast, despite Trump’s attempts to smear him with dishonesty and grift, Joe Biden is hailed for his honesty and integrity. Furthermore, he’s arguably the most successful first-term president in US history. Yet, in a foreboding… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 14th Amendment, 2024 Presidential Election, American Democracy, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Political Commentary, US Supreme Court

First the Supreme Court Came for Voting, then Abortion…

Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 7:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Conservatives on Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade denying women abortion rights

Conservatives on the US Supreme Court have the whole world fretting today about what they’re up to. Because, frankly, they seem hell-bent on turning America into a Taliban-style paradise … or Gilead. They insist their job is just to apply their interpretation of what the Founding Fathers originally intended when they wrote the Constitution to… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: abortion rights, abortion rights overturned, American Democracy, Clarence Thomas, Dobbs decision, iPINIONS, judicial activism, partisan Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court, Voting Rights

Calling Out Trump After Voting for Him Just Makes Chris Christie a Hypocrite

Monday, November 23, 2020 at 7:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Image of 2020 presidential results with Karen Finney and Chris Christie inset

Christie, the commentator Chris Christie, the former Republican governor of New Jersey, is a regular commentator on the top-rated Sunday talk show This Week. On today’s episode, he and fellow commentators discussed Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the presidential election to Joe Biden. Here’s the indignant way Christie chimed in: The conduct of the president’s… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: American Democracy, Chris Christie, democratic transition of power, election consequences, GOP, hypocrisy, Karen Finney, Political Commentary, President Donald J. Trump, presidential election, Republican Party, This Week, Trump refusal, Trump supporters

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