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Trump Tells Iranians to Fight the Mullahs as He Dithers Over Bombing Them

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

From January 6 to Tehran, Trump incites others to bleed while he stays safe. As Iranians face bullets in the streets, Trump blusters in Washington,  threatening force, urging revolt, and refusing responsibility. iPINIONS examines performative tyranny, political slaughter, and the dangerous hypocrisy of calling others to fight battles you won’t, or launching bombs without fully… Read more.

Anti-racism Pandemic Causing Millions to Ignore Covid-19 Pandemic to Protest Around the World

Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 11:53 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of African-American George Floyd, who then died, have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi, but they also expose deeper grievances among demonstrators over strained race relations in their own countries. [For example,] peaceful protesters highlighted allegations of abuse of black prisoners by their jailers, social… Read more.

Trump Berates Governors as ‘Weak’ to Deflect Mockery of His Own Weakness

Monday, June 1, 2020 at 2:22 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

For once, I wish the mainstream media would focus on the real story instead of chasing after every shiny ball President Trump throws at them. Here, for example, is a real story: As protestors demonstrated in the vicinity of the White House over the weekend, President Donald Trump reportedly retreated into the underground bunker intended… Read more.

Boycott of Equinox and SoulCycle Just Another Feckless #Protest

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 6:57 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Social networks are replete with cynical and misleading posts. Nothing demonstrates this quite like the twits who tweet support for social activism. Because, far too often, they never take a single step beyond tweeting, and never express any concern when nobody else does. Imagine, for example, if the Civil Rights Movement amounted to little more… Read more.

Iranian Protests, NK Nukes Expose Trump as Hypocrite and Laughingstock … Again

Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 8:36 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Iran called for calm on Sunday after protests in a southern city over water shortages turned violent overnight with reports of police shooting at demonstrators who attacked banks and public buildings. … A number of protests have broken out in Iran since the beginning of the year over water, a growing political concern due to… Read more.

American-Style Protests Erupt in Iran…

Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:10 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Which shows that Iran is more like America than most Americans, including President Donald J. Trump, realize. I was among far too few Western commentators who hailed Iranians for electing the moderate Hassan Rouhani as president in August 2013. But nothing vindicated our praise quite like Rouhani accepting President Obama’s overtures to strike a landmark… Read more.

Venezuela’s Death Spiral of Recession, Protest, and Repression

Monday, April 24, 2017 at 8:08 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Despite having the world’s largest proven oil reserves, Venezuela has suffered for several years from high inflation, rampant crime and a shortage of basic goods. The protests taking place across the country were expected to be the biggest in three years, putting extra pressure on President Maduro to negotiate with the opposition and find a… Read more.

Founding Fathers of Hong Kong Protests Blink, Retreat, Surrender

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 3:53 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

If anyone hadn’t noticed already, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests are running out of energy and options. Benny Tai’s announcement, actually planned for some time, simply confirms it. After two long months, the movement has achieved nothing in the way of concessions from Hong Kong’s own government, let alone China’s. (BBC News, December 2, 2014) Benny… Read more.

Thailand’s Never-Ending Asian Spring…

Monday, December 2, 2013 at 5:57 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

About 30,000 protesters launched a ‘people’s coup’ on Thailand’s government on Sunday, swarming state agencies in violent clashes, taking control of a state broadcaster, and forcing the prime minister to flee a police compound… It is the latest dramatic turn in a conflict pitting Bangkok’s urban middle class and royalist elite against the mostly poor,… Read more.

Brazil’s Arab-Spring-Style Protests

Monday, June 24, 2013 at 6:19 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I’ve been commenting on the kinds of mass protests (and riots) now raging across Brazil for almost a decade. I refer you to the following in The iPINIONS Journal: “Revolution in the Middle East” (March 2, 2005), “Alienated Youths Masquerading as Grieving Students Still Rioting in Greece” (December 13, 2008), “Tunisian Revolution Sets Off Arab… Read more.