Barack Obama

Trump Is Making Juneteenth More Cause Than Commemoration

Friday, June 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump stripped Juneteenth and MLK Day from the national parks’ free-admission calendar while making his birthday a free-admission day. iPINIONS notes that’s not an administrative tweak. That’s a confession. Meanwhile, Obama opened a monument to Black achievement as Trump wages war on Black history. Read the full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-is-making-juneteenth-more-cause Read more.

Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz Making Oprah Look Like Their TV Mammy

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 8:42 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Oprah built an empire on diversity, equality, inclusion, and the gospel of living your best life. But the political afterlife of her two most famous protégés is making a mockery of all she preached. iPINIONS notes how Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz go from Oprah-made TV stars to MAGA cheerleaders for a movement hostile to… Read more.

Sunak Is Britain’s First PM of Color. Except He Thinks He’s White

Monday, October 24, 2022 at 11:13 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

The office of UK prime minister has become a game of musical chairs. That explains Rishi Sunak becoming the fifth person in six years to hold it. He will be Britain’s third leader in seven weeks and the first prime minister of color in its history. A former chancellor of the Exchequer who is the son of Indian… Read more.

Hillary Installed Her Email Server to Deceive Obama but It Cost Her the Presidency. Now Republicans Are Citing It to Excuse Trump hoarding top-secret documents…

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 10:33 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Even erstwhile sensible Republicans like Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire are coming across like those useful idiots on Fox News – who propagate Russian propaganda as readily as they do Trumpian lies. Only that explains Republicans all over TV these days carping about Hillary Clinton setting up a private email server at her home,… Read more.

What Price Party: Obama’s ‘Let-Them-Eat-Cake’ Birthday Bash

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 6:27 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Nero fiddled. Obama danced. Legend has it that Nero fiddled while “a great fire ravaged Rome.” But history can fairly record that Obama danced while a great pandemic ravaged America. Here is how TMZ, the tabloid of record in the celebrity world former President Barack Obama now inhabits, reported the first draft on August 8:… Read more.

Democracy Shrew Aung San Suu Kyi Went to Bed with Military Dogs…

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 6:12 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Now she’s waking up not only with fleas, but in jail … presumably tamed for the rest of her life. Trump’s coup blueprint goes global Frankly, the military is only doing over in Myanmar what former President Trump tried to get the military to do here in the United States. Myanmar’s generals even parroted Trump’s… Read more.

October Surprise: Trump’s Own Justice Dept Exonerates Obama and Others of Spying…

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 7:49 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

President Trump rewarded the fawning loyalty of his former attorney general, Jeff Sessions, not just by firing him but by then mocking everything from his manhood to his intelligence to boot. All this simply because Sessions forfeited his ability to rig the Justice Department’s Russia probe to suit Trump’s agenda. And Trump couldn’t care less… Read more.

Electing Obama Ended Systemic Racism … Too?

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 9:39 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Eugene Robinson is “the Washington Post columnist, MSNBC analyst and author.” He appeared in his second capacity on yesterday’s edition of Morning Joe to discuss the Trump administration’s latest dystopian meme. This one has everyone from Attorney General William Barr to Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany parroting the big lie that there’s no systemic racism in… Read more.

Golfer-in-Chief Trump Is Scamming Taxpayers and Calling It Charity

Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 7:25 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

At this point, nobody should be surprised that Donald Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself. After all, even before he scammed his way into the White House, David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post was telegraphing his intent to do just that. In a detailed series of articles, he found that many of Trump’s… Read more.

Black Unemployment: Jay-Z Dragged Trump for Fronting on Obama’s Record

Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 6:22 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

On Saturday’s inaugural edition of The Van Jones Show, Jay-Z took issue with Trump taking credit for lowering black unemployment. Specifically, Jones asked if it’s okay for Trump to diss blacks as long as he “put[s] money in our pockets.” Truth be told, Jay-Z gave a rambling answer – filled with rich-man platitudes about money… Read more.