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 for American democracy.
Read my take on Substack:
https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/thanksgiving-2025-everything-settled
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