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.
Inflation
Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Hurting China — They’re Drinking Your Latte and Gaslighting the Bill
Remember when tariffs were supposed to hurt China, not your morning latte? Welcome to Trumpenomics—where your $9 coffee isn’t overpriced, it’s just patriotically taxed. And the kicker? Trump still insists only foreign gougers are paying his tariffs. iPINIONS contends that this claim is so delusional, it belongs in the same hall of autocratic gaslighting as… Read more.
Trump Launches Strikes Against Yemen, Starting Another ‘Stupid War’
On guard, Yemen President Trump took time out from yet another golfing weekend at Mar-a-Lago to announce military strikes against Yemen on his social media platform. U.S. forces launched a ‘decisive and powerful’ attack on Houthi militants in Yemen, President Donald Trump said Saturday, an escalation against the group targeting maritime traffic and American troops… Read more.
MAGA Republicans Are Selling Out Democracy for Cheaper Bread
Donald Trump is a twice-impeached, four-times-indicted, convicted felon and adjudged rapist. He’s also a pathological liar who incited an insurrection. Yet listen carefully, and you’ll hear MAGA Republicans saying they’re voting for him anyway just to avoid 3% inflation. They blithely overlook his threats to turn American democracy into a Russian-style autocracy, as if that’s… Read more.



