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Hollywood Was and Still Is Big Tobacco’s Best Ad Agency

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Hollywood still glamorizes smoking better than Big Tobacco ever could. From Oscar nominees to Kylie Jenner, the culture keeps making nicotine look stylish while teen use rises again. As iPINIONS argues, Big Tobacco no longer needs to sell the habit when Hollywood is still selling the image. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/hollywood-was-and-still-is-big-tobaccos Read more.

Er India Has More People Than China…? Who Knew…

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

India surpassed China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, and barely anyone noticed. But iPINIONS contends the cartoon’s real irony is darker still: both Asian giants now face the same demographic trap… too few babies and too much geopolitical irony. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/er-india-has-more-people-than-china Read more.

China Arms Iran to Kill Americans — While Trump Blockades It

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

iPINIONS warned days before CNN reported that the ceasefire with Iran was always likely to give China time to help Tehran rearm. This new commentary argues that Trump’s response exposes something even darker: a president more interested in courting autocrats and enriching himself than in defending the democratic alliance America built after World War II.… Read more.

Moses vs. Pharaoh 2.0: Pope Leo vs Trump for the Soul of Christianity

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

iPINIONS argues in this latest commentary that Pope Leo has become far more than a spiritual counterweight to Trump. He has emerged as a direct moral rebuke to Trump’s Christian nationalism, from war and immigration to oligarchy and empire. The contrast now looks biblical… one man calling the faithful back to the straight and narrow,… Read more.

Hey Nocera, Paying College Athletes Is Good Mess

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Joe Nocera is right that paying college athletes has created a mess. But as iPINIONS argues, this is good mess… the kind that exposes old injustice, shatters NCAA hypocrisy, and forces long-overdue reform. The chaos around NIL, transfers, and athlete pay is not the problem. It is the moral bill finally coming due. Read my… Read more.

E Pluribus Trump: Unhinged President Threatens to Destroy Iranian Civilization, Then TACOes

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilization, then TACOed once again. But as iPINIONS argues, the real scandal is not only his menace abroad. It is the banana republic he is making of America at home See my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/e-pluribus-trump-mad-president-threatens Read more.

Artemis II: Another Moon Shot, Another Groundhog Day

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

NASA wants us awestruck by Artemis II circling the moon. But iPINIONS asks what kind of country can spend billions on space spectacle and war while its own citizens still line up for basic care and dignity here on Earth. See my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/artemis-ii-another-moon-shot-another Read more.

Texting Exes Is Betrayal: Don’t Let NYT Therapist Talk You Into Staying

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Secretly texting an ex is not a gray area or a healing exercise. It’s betrayal. And anyone urging you to therapize your way past it is asking you to normalize disrespect. iPINIONS explains why the smarter response is to leave. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/texting-exes-is-betrayal-dont-let Read more.

My Good Friday Sermon: 2026

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In this annual Good Friday sermon, iPINIONS takes aim at the widening gulf between what many Christians profess and what they practice… especially in the age of Trump, war, and brazen religious hypocrisy. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/my-good-friday-sermon-2026 Read more.

Putin Defies Trump’s Blockade to Deliver Oil to Cuba

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Putin just exposed Trump’s Cuba blockade as another bluff. After threatening to stop any country from supplying oil to the island, Trump folded the moment Russia called him on it. iPINIONS contends that this humiliation reaches far beyond Cuba to Iran, NATO, and Taiwan. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/putin-defies-trumps-blockade-to-deliver Read more.