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British Conservatives Defecting to Reform Hate Badenoch More Than They Like Farage

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Kemi Badenoch addressing conservatives with image of Nigel Farage and Oswald Mosely

As Reform UK closes in on the Conservatives, defections from the Tory ranks are revealing more than panic. They expose a party that elevated Kemi Badenoch for optics, not authority, and is now recoiling from the prospect of her actually leading. iPINIONS unpacks why Conservatives would rather follow Nigel Farage than stand behind their own… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, Oswald Mosley, race and politics, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, UK politics

MLK Day in MAGA’s Jim Crow 2.0 America

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
MLK Day 2026

On MLK Day, Donald Trump isn’t honoring MLK’s legacy; he’s dismantling it. From scrubbing MLK Day and Juneteenth from the National Park Service calendar, to whitewashing American history under an Orwellian “sanity” order, to weaponizing DEI bans as grievance-driven affirmative action for Whites, Project 2025 amounts to a full-scale rollback of civil rights. iPINIONS damns… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: American History, Authoritarianism, Civil Rights, DEI, iPINIONS, MAGA, MLK Day, Project 2025, Trump administration, white supremacy

Golden Globes: Nikki Glaser Attacks Everyone Except White Elephant Trump

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Nikki Glaser with images of Kimmel, Stewart, Trump and McCarthy

At the Golden Globes, Nikki Glaser roasted Hollywood royalty but spared the one figure who mattered most. iPINIONS examines how fear, self-censorship, and “finding the right tone” have become survival strategies in Trump’s America,  and why elite silence now mirrors Hollywood’s McCarthy-era collapse. Read the full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/golden-globes-nikki-glaser-attacks Read more.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: comedy, Donald Trump, free speech, Golden Globes, Hollywood, McCarthyism, media, Nikki Glaser, Self Censorship

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
Trump vs Ayatollah with Iran protests in background

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.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Authoritarianism, foreign policy, Iran, Middle East, Political Repression, protests, Trump

Trump Seizes Putin’s Oil Tanker as Puppet Strings Go Haywire

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump Putin Machado Venezuelan oil tanker

Trump has finally defied Vladimir Putin; not to save Ukrainian lives, but to commandeer Venezuelan oil and indulge his obsession with power, spectacle, and humiliation. The seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker marks a shift from theatrical cruelty to real economic disruption, but it exposes something darker than strategy. iPINIONS contends that, in chasing oil, prestige,… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Authoritarianism, iPINIONS, Nobel Peace Prize, oil politics, Putin, Russia, Trump, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, Venezuela

Dr. Maureen Hall, My Baby Sister, Is Gone

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Maureen Hall and family

A personal tribute to my baby sister, Dr. Maureen Hall. She was a woman of uncommon intellect, quiet courage, and deep faith. She persevered through hardship with grace, and her legacy lives on through those she loved and taught. May her memory be a blessing. See my full tribute on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/dr-maureen-hall-my-baby-sister-is Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Faith, Family Tribute, in memoriam, iPINIONS, Legacy, Maureen Hall, Perseverance, Women in Medicine

Trump Captures Maduro, Emulating Bush Sr.’s Capture of Panama’s Noriega

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump captures Maduro emulating Bush capturing Noriega

Trump finally delivers the Noriega sequel he’s been itching to stage. His capture of Maduro was decisive, dramatic, and deeply revealing. iPINIONS cuts through the triumphalism to ask the harder question: what does capturing one strongman actually change when the regime, repression, and hypocrisy remain firmly intact? Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-captures-maduro-emulating-bush Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: drug war hypocrisy, President Nicolás Maduro, Putin influence in Latin America, Trump military operation

CFP Sidelines Are No Place for Old Players Like Michael Irvin

Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Miami defeats Ohio in CFP semifinal

Miami beat Ohio State to reach the CFP semifinals, keeping its best title hopes alive since 2001. But instead of centering the players who earned it, the broadcast fixated on aging legends soaking up the spotlight. iPINIONS argues that sideline nostalgia, especially from figures like Michael Irvin, undermines team unity, media integrity, and the moment… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alumni, CFP Semifinals, College Football Culture, College Football Playoff, iPINIONS, Miami Hurricanes, Michael Irvin, Nostalgia, Ray Lewis, Sports Media

Artists Are Boycotting Trump’s Kennedy Center — and They’re Right To

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump Kennedy Center Randy Barrett

Artists are canceling performances at Trump’s renamed Kennedy Center, and the backlash is exposing a familiar lie: that submission equals unity. From Montgomery to lunch counters to today’s cultural boycotts, obedience has never been a virtue; it has always been complicity. This iPINIONS post explains why empty seats are not a failure of culture, but… Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Artist Boycott, Arts and Politics, Complicity, Cultural Institutions, iPINIONS, Kennedy Center, Protest, Race and Power, Trump

Trump Insists Putin Wants Peace, Proving Hillary Right and Getting on Zelensky’s Last Nerve

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump meeting with Zelensky for so-called peace talks

Trump’s insistence that Putin wants peace isn’t naïveté; it’s alignment. As Ukraine burns, his rhetoric echoes Kremlin propaganda, strains relations with Kyiv, and further erodes America’s credibility abroad. iPINIONS argues that Trump’s rhetoric isn’t just reckless. It makes the clearest case yet for invoking the 25th Amendment. See my full take on Substack.https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-insists-putin-wants-peace-proving Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: 25th Amendment, American decline, Authoritarianism, iPINIONS, Putin, Trump, Ukraine, US foreign policy, Zelensky

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