The Ipinions Journal: Commentaries on the Global Events of 2017

ANTHONY L. HALL takes aim at the global events of 2017 with a unique and refreshing perspective. Some of the topics in this volume include: President Trump telling pathological lies Hes continually challenging us to believe the lie we hear instead of the truth we see. Instagram mainstreaming strippergrams Instagram has normalized twits sharing, for all the world to see, not just their family albums but intimate pictures that should be for a lovers eyes only. It is little more than a platform for hard-core narcissists and soft-porn exhibitionists to show off. President Putin waiting in vain for payoff from hacking US election Americas ingenious system of checks and balances has so circumscribed Trumps Putinesque impulses that all Putin has to show for his hacking is Russia suffering even worse economic sanctions and irreparable reputational damage. White supremacists rampaging in Charlottesville over Confederate statue I can think of 99 things that bother me about racism in America today, but a Confederate statue aint one. Justin Gatlin spoiling Usain Bolts swan song in 100m The look of anguish on Bolts facewhen it struck him that he was going to loserivals that look in The Scream, Edvard Munchs most famous painting. #Priceless Fox News reckoning with scourge of sexual harassment Fox News markets itself as a Christian sanctuary in a wasteland of moral degeneracy. But these scandals expose it as just a proverbial Peyton Place. Athletes and CEOs snubbing Trump He is so unpopular that being invited to this White House is tantamount to being invited to a garden party by that proverbial skunk.

Anthony L. Hall is a Washington-based lawyer who is licensed to practice in a number of foreign jurisdictions. He hails from The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands and was educated at some of Americas best schools, including Williams College. Hall is also a syndicated columnist and author of The iPINIONS Journal, a weblog of enlightening and entertaining commentaries that provide a refreshing take on current events. He lives in Arlington, Virginia. http: //ipjn.com