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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.
King Charles returned to Fortnum & Mason this week to celebrate his Coronation Food Project. Except this isn’t just any luxury grocer. It’s the same store whose iconic bags once delivered €3 million in Qatari cash to the then-Prince of Wales. Now he’s repurposing the scene of the grift as a symbol of royal benevolence.… Read more.
While federal workers go unpaid, Republicans play politics with their livelihoods. iPINIONS argues it’s time for a wildcat strike to end the government shutdown once and for all — a strike that would remind Washington that workers, not politicians, keep this country running. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/federal-workers-should-launch-a-wildcat Read more.
Trump’s obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize isn’t about peace; it’s about praise. iPINIONS shows how his tantrums expose both his narcissism and the Prize’s long history of dubious winners. Read my take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-begging-for-nobel-peace-prize Read more.
Trump threatens NATO members Donald Trump’s norm-busting behavior has redefined the term “unprecedented.” Indeed, he has given political reporters and pundits cause to toss that term around like confetti at a New Year’s Eve bash. Case in point is the unprecedented way Trump threatened he would encourage Russia to have its way with NATO members who “do not pay… Read more.
Zelensky seeking more aid A year ago this month, President Volodymyr Zelensky came to Washington. He was seeking additional US aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s genocidal aggression. He addressed a Joint Session of Congress, where members hailed him as a hero. They viewed him as a beacon of democratic resilience. I duly commented on the Churchillian… Read more.
Apple doing China’s bidding ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’ will not come back to Apple TV+ for a third season, bringing a surprise and sudden end to the increasingly popular show led by the former Daily Show host. … He told staff that the company had concerns about the subject matter Stewart planned for three… Read more.
Khan and Trump, two scared puppies Nobody in public life knows how to get under former President Donald Trump’s thin skin like former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The way she needles him with her acerbic wit and boss-lady moves is legendary. And so she remarked that he looked like a “scared puppy” at his DC arraignment last week. ‘I wasn’t in… Read more.
I appreciate why many of you might laugh or even scoff at this prospect. And President Trump’s kakistocratic staff did not help his cause by hailing his nomination for something called the “Noble” Peace Prize. Frankly, this and far too many other blunders make him more worthy of nomination for the igNobel Prize, which I’ve… Read more.
I have been making P.T. Barnum analogies to explain Donald J. Trump for years. Here, for example, is what I wrote nearly 10 years ago in “Trump for President? Don’t Be a Sucker!” April 8, 2011: ____________________ Donald Trump is nothing more than the P.T. Barnum of business: a huckster who thrives on the notion… Read more.
