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My Good Friday Sermon: 2026

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Good Friday Jesus carrying the cross

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.

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Filed Under: Religion Tagged With: Christian nationalism, Christianity, Easter, Evangelicals, Good Friday, iPINIONS, Pete Hegseth, Pope Leo, Religious Hypocrisy, Trump

Putin Defies Trump’s Blockade to Deliver Oil to Cuba

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Russian oil tanker crosses Trump's oil blockade

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.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Cuba, foreign policy, geopolitics, iPINIONS, Iran, Matanzas, NATO, Oil Blockade, Russia, Taiwan, Trump, Vladimir Putin

After Beating NASCAR in Court Michael Jordan Is Now Dominating It on the Track

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Michael Jordan winning at NASCAR

Michael Jordan did not just beat NASCAR in court. He forced the sport to change. Now his 23XI team is winning on the track, too. But iPINIONS contends that Jordan isn’t just winning in NASCAR; he’s reshaping its future. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/hail-jordan-michael-doing-for-nascar Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 23XI Racing, Bubba Wallace, Diversity in Sports, iPINIONS, Michael Jordan, NASCAR, NASCAR charters, NASCAR lawsuit, Sports Business, Tyler Reddick

Tiger Woods Arrested for DUI Again After Crash. WTF, Tiger.

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Tiger Woods TGL event and Jupiter crash

Tiger Woods is reportedly okay after another crash. But another DUI arrest only reinforces what iPINIONS has argued for years: since his 2019 Masters miracle, he has made more news for injuries, surgeries, and crashes than for golf. That is not a late-career fight for glory. That is a legend playing on until pity starts… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Athlete Decline, DUI, golf, iPINIONS, PGA Tour, Sports Commentary, The Masters, Tiger Woods

The Fox Newsing and Podcasting of CNN

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
CNN becoming podcast to look like Fox News

CNN spent years feeding off MAGA trolls for ratings. iPINIONS contends that now, with the Trump-aligned Ellisons looming as new owners, the network may be forced to become the very propaganda machine it once scorned. See my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/the-fox-newsing-and-podcasting-of Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Abby Phillip, Anderson Cooper, cable news, CNN, David Ellison, Donald Trump, Fox News, iPINIONS, Jake Tapper, John Malone, journalism, Kaitlan Collins, Kara Swisher, Larry Ellison, MAGA, media, Paramount, propaganda, Rupert Murdoch, Scott Jennings

Putting His Face on Coins Is One of the Many Ways Trump Is Aping Caesar

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump putting image on coin

Trump putting his face on coins is not some harmless vanity stunt. It is one more sign of a man aping Caesar, glorifying himself, and testing how far Americans will let imperial delusion go. iPINIONS traces the parallels from dictator-for-life posturing to gilded monuments to self. See my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/putting-his-face-on-coins-is-one Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: American Democracy, Authoritarianism, cult of personality, Donald Trump, imperial presidency, iPINIONS, Julius Caesar, Kennedy Center, political symbolism, Trump coin

March Madness: College Women Are Playing Too

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
NCAA march madness brackets and image of Jane Air

March Madness remains a cultural rite of passage. But sports media still treats the women’s tournament like an afterthought, even as its stars shine and its bracket players outperform the men by a mile. iPINIONS calls out the chauvinism, the coverage gap, and the gambling culture distorting the whole spectacle. Read my full take on… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: college sports, gender equality, iPINIONS, March Madness, Media Criticism, NCAA Women's Tournament, Sports Gambling, Sports Media, women's basketball

Forget Antisemite Joe Kent. Jewish Bernie Sanders Says Israel Lobbied Trump into Iran War

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
ravages of Iran war with Netanyahu Trump Bernie and Joe Kent

Joe Kent may be a deeply flawed messenger. But when Bernie Sanders and Mark Warner both validate his core point, iPINIONS says the real scandal is no longer who said it. It’s how long Washington let Netanyahu drag America toward another disastrous war against Iran. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/forget-antisemite-joe-kent-jewish Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Antisemitism, Bernie Sanders, iPINIONS, Iran, Israel, Joe Kent, Mark Warner, Middle East, Netanyahu, Trump

Trump’s Energy Blockade Has Made Cuba His for the Taking

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump Castro Diaz-Canel and Cuba in blackout

Trump starved Cuba into darkness, then started talking as if the island were his to take. iPINIONS argues that Raúl Castro’s smartest move may be to send his own grandson to flatter Trump back toward the very normalization Obama achieved and Trump reversed. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trumps-energy-blockade-has-made-cuba Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Cuba, Cuba Blackouts, Díaz-Canel, iPINIONS, Iran, Marco Rubio, Obama Cuba Policy, Raul Castro, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, Trump, US Embargo, Venezuela

And the Oscar Goes to: Sinners Snubbed, Mr. Nobody Against Putin Ruled

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
collage of Oscar winners from 2026

Hollywood hedged, Conan obeyed in advance, and Sinners got snubbed where it mattered most. But iPINIONS marvels at this bitter twist: the night’s closest thing to a Michael Moore moment came not from an A-lister, but from the documentary winner for Mr. Nobody Against Putin. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/and-the-oscar-goes-to-sinners-snubbed Read more.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Conan O'Brien, Hollywood, iPINIONS, Iran, Michael B Jordan, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Oscars 2026, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Sinners, Trump

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