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Mom’s Paywall Makes My Coffee-Priced Subscription Look Cheap

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Mom's paywall for Christmas newsletter

Mom just put the family newsletter behind a paywall. Compared to that, my iPINIONS Substack seems like charity. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/moms-paywall-makes-my-coffee-priced Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Creator Economy, Humor, iPINIONS, Social Commentary, Substack

Robert Reich’s The Last Class Shows Why He’s the Best Teacher I Never Had

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
collage of Robert Reich as cabinet secretary and online educator

Robert Reich has spent a lifetime making complex policy understandable — and now, unforgettable. His viral documentary The Last Class captures a master educator confronting aging, legacy, and the next generation’s fight for economic justice. iPINIONS contends that, from the Cabinet to TikTok, Reich’s journey is a blueprint for how wisdom can still shape the… Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: baby boomers, Clinton administration, economic justice, political education, progressive politics, Robert Reich, Substack, teaching legacy, The Last Class, TikTok politics

China’s Role in Myanmar Proves It’s a Vulture, Not a Superpower

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Myanmar suffers disasters as military puts on parades

China has turned Myanmar into a cautionary tale — one that exposes its true nature not as a superpower patron but as a vulture mercantilist. The West, led by the US, abandoned Myanmar just as it abandoned Afghanistan. And China swooped in, not to save, but to scavenge: arming all sides, securing resources, and solidifying… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Asia, Aung San Suu Kyi, Authoritarianism, china, civil war, geopolitics, iPINIONS, Myanmar, Substack, U.S. Foreign Policy

Billionaires and MAGA Yachts: The Widening Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Jeff Bezos lording over his super yacht with inset of cartoon about the rich mocking the poor

It’s bad enough that wannabe oligarchs like Jeff Bezos are joining the MAGA cult to help Trump turn American democracy into a Russia-style autocracy. But these craven SOBs have no compunction about widening the gap between rich and poor to even more obscene extremes. That’s why they no longer measure wealth between the haves and… Read more.

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Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: autocracy, billionaires, iPINIONS, Jeff Bezos, MAGA, oligarchy, Substack, wealth inequality

I’m ‘Movin’ On Up’ to Substack

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
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Dear Readers, After nearly 20 years of blogging independently, I’ve launched a fresh new space for my writing on Substack. It’s called:  The iPINIONS Journal – where truth trumps trends. https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com If you’ve followed my commentary over the years, I hope you’ll subscribe to this new platform and keep reading. Here are my first two… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Anthony L. Hall, iPINIONS on Substack, Substack, The iPINIONS Journal

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