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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.
Thailand has ousted Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of Thaksin, in yet another dynastic collapse. iPINIONS traces how the Shinawatras have turned Thai politics into a Medici-like merry-go-round (exiles, proxies, comebacks, and downfalls) all under the shadow of King Vajiralongkorn’s palace-military order. Read my full post on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/paetongtarn-shinawatra-ousted-thailands Read more.
Trump rolled out the red carpet in Alaska, literally, only to let Putin strut as the puppet master. No deals, no ceasefire, just humiliation for America and a PR win for a war criminal. iPINIONS warned it would be so… Read it on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-putin-summit-alaska-2025-played Read more.
Lula isn’t just resisting Trump’s tariff threats — he’s exposing the emperor’s naked bravado. Where Trump fabricates martyrdom, Lula embodies resilience. And in a world of spineless appeasers, iPINIONS hails this Brazilian president for showing democratic leaders how to stand tall. Read my full post on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/brazils-lula-makes-donald-trump-look 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.
Marine Le Pen is the far-right firebrand who would be to France what Donald Trump has become to America. And in keeping with that fateful symmetry, she too is now a convicted felon. Of course, the charges Le Pen faced — misusing about €4.4 million in EU funds — pale in comparison with the four… Read more.
Serbian parliament goes up in smoke Earlier this week, Serbian opposition MPs detonated smoke bombs, hurled eggs, and sprayed fire extinguishers in parliament. It looked like a heavy metal concert gone off the rails. Their combustible display left at least three injured. One lawmaker even suffered a stroke and remains in critical condition. Serbian President… Read more.
President Trump didn’t say anything in his Congressional address last night that he hasn’t said a thousand times. He repeated the same pathological lies and gaslighting tropes, bragging that America is stronger and more respected than ever. In fact, America hasn’t been this divided at home since the Civil War. And it hasn’t been this… Read more.
President Biden delivered his Farewell Address on Wednesday. Presidents usually use this final primetime slot to pat themselves on the back and hand historians the first draft of their legacy. That’s why these speeches are often as forgettable as the annual State of the Union Address. The notable exception is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address… Read more.
