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When He Isn’t Passing the Buck Trump Is Selling Pardons and Selling Out America

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump has turned the Resolute Desk into the Excuse Desk, dodging blame while auctioning off pardons, rewarding crooks, and selling out America to foreign strongmen. iPINIONS argues that, from Saudi blood money to Honduran narco-politics to get-out-of-jail cards for wealthy swindlers, Trump’s presidency is now a pay-to-betray operation. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/when-he-isnt-passing-the-buck-trump Read more.

From Muslim Ban to ‘Third World’ Ban: Trump Expands Racist Immigration Policies

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump is banning Black and Brown migrants while granting a VIP asylum lane for white South Africans. He calls it security. iPINIONS calls it apartheid… Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/from-muslim-ban-to-third-world-ban Read more.

Holiday Travel: Flying Passengers Like Herding Cattle

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Airport lounges were once meant to elevate the travel experience. Now they’re just overcrowded holding pens. Sure, Perrier instead of seltzer, but it’s the same chaos, only at a premium. iPINIONS thinks nothing betrays America’s nostalgia more than the absurd belief that “Sunday best” can restore dignity to modern flight. This Thanksgiving, the real luxury… Read more.

Thanksgiving 2025: Everything Settled in Conflict Again

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

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.

ChatGPT: The AI of Everything That Can’t Be Trusted to Do Anything

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Sam Altman wants ChatGPT to become “the core of how people use technology.” But after months of using it, I spend more time correcting its mistakes than benefiting from its intelligence. OpenAI posted $7.8 billion in losses while multiple lawsuits link ChatGPT to teen suicides. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s founders hired a philosopher to build AI responsibly.… Read more.

Death of Pennies Heralds the Cashless Society’s Only Coin

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The Treasury is finally putting the penny out of its misery. But between iPhones replacing wallets and digital payments replacing bills, even nickels and quarters are becoming relics of the past. The irony is that iPINIONS thinks we may be heading toward a future with just one coin to rule them all — and it’s… Read more.

Statement on the Arrest of My Cousin Eunece Morris

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Police in The Bahamas allege that Eunece Morris defrauded multiple clients through her travel agency more than a decade ago, before fleeing the jurisdiction in 2011. She was reportedly living as a carefree fugitive in the Turks and Caicos Islands. But, just days ago, she was detained while transiting through the Cayman Islands and extradited… Read more.

Fortnum & Mason: Charles Returns to the Scene of the Bribe… as King

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

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.

The Silence of the Celebrities (Like Michelle Obama) as Terrorists Kidnap More Nigerian Schoolgirls

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Terrorists in Nigeria have kidnapped more schoolgirls… iPINIONS chastises celebrities, who once posed with hashtags demanding their return, for being silent now. Read my full take on Substack: Read more.

On South Africa, Nigeria, and Venezuela, Trump Makes George W. Bush Look Like George F. Kennan

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump’s foreign policy has become a grotesque mix of Musk’s ego, Fox’s fiction, and white grievance. iPINIONS chronicles who, from South Africa to Venezuela, it’s ignorance on parade and power without principle. What could go wrong… Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/on-foreign-policy-trump-makes-george Read more.