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iPINIONS thinks bulldozers razing the White House were an unwitting metaphor for Trump’s destructive presidency; this marathon cartoon is another — America still running from the anomie and fear his rule unleashed. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/the-new-york-marathon-run4hope 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.
We say freedom isn’t free, then treat Memorial Day like just another excuse to grill, shop, and post empty platitudes. Meanwhile, a draft-dodging narcissist, who mocked the fallen, is now hijacking the US Army’s 250th anniversary for a birthday rally… with soldiers made to salute him. iPINION explains why saying “Happy Memorial Day” reflects a… Read more.
For over 20 years, I’ve been writing vanguard commentary — tackling global issues long before they reached the mainstream. From social media and politics to sports and entertainment, my posts didn’t follow the headlines. They forecasted them. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who has published more informed commentary on a more eclectic array of… Read more.
On April 17, The Atlantic published a provocative essay by former world chess champion Garry Kasparov titled “The Putinization of America.” Arguably, The Atlantic borrowed the idea for that title from an essay by New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser, published just weeks earlier (on February 20) under the headline “Trump’s Putinization of America.” Kasparov… Read more.
Presidents’ Day: it’s about the sales, man Alas, “Presidents’ Day” has become just another jingoistic way to induce Americans to shop for cars and mattresses. And this is one distortion or, in this case, commercialization of history that has nothing to do with race matters. Instead, this one stems from TV commercials now heralding and defining this… Read more.
Republican Scott Jennings triggers viral outrage almost daily with his racist or misogynistic comments on CNN. But don’t blame him; blame CNN. Fox News has become a ratings hegemon by pandering to Americans who just want to be enraged or entertained – you know, like Romans before the fall. More to the point, Donald Trump… Read more.
Jerry Seinfeld regrets accusing the ‘extreme left’ of killing comedy. No, it’s not as dramatic as his Seinfeld castmate Michael Richards’ apology for his infamous racist rant. But Elon Musk and other hate-baiting trolls on his ex-Twitter hellscape, along with Trump’s MAGA propagandists on Fox News, were the only ones applauding Seinfeld. So he had… Read more.
Trump begs MAGA supporters to save his gilded tower Donald Trump shamelessly milks his MAGA supporters for money to cover his bills. His fundraising tactics range from hawking gilded sneakers to sending desperate SOS emails. The subject line — ‘Keep your filthy hands off Trump Tower’ — was repeated at the start of the email in bold, italics and… Read more.
Federal law vs. Texas law The federal government has exclusive authority to enforce immigration law. That’s because federal law takes precedence over state law. This precedence stems from the Supremacy Clause, a bedrock principle of the US Constitution. That’s why Texas petitioning the Supreme Court for the right to enforce its own immigration seemed so farfetched. It made… Read more.
