ANGUS: Degrading the Nobel Prize
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 7:43 amANGUS: Degrading the Nobel Prize
Charlie Angus / The Resistance - January 17, 2026
EXCERPT: "Donald Trump has been publicly demanding a Nobel Peace Prize since his return to office. Most people thought of it as just another example of the narcissistic stunts of the American Caligula.
But then Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado gave him hers. . . . .
In the case of Machado, was Norway hoping to appease the White House, who were actively undermining the government of Nicolás Maduro?
Her willingness to use the prize as a bargaining chip cheapens the entire meaning of the award. The committee should consider recalling the prize.
I doubt that will happen.
Instead, one can expect the Nobel committee to become the latest esteemed institution to fall to what John R. Harris describes as the “great grovel” in the age of Trump.
But if the prize does show up on eBay, let me know. It would look great in my rec room."
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Charlie Angus / The Resistance - January 17, 2026
EXCERPT: "Donald Trump has been publicly demanding a Nobel Peace Prize since his return to office. Most people thought of it as just another example of the narcissistic stunts of the American Caligula.
But then Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado gave him hers. . . . .
In the case of Machado, was Norway hoping to appease the White House, who were actively undermining the government of Nicolás Maduro?
Her willingness to use the prize as a bargaining chip cheapens the entire meaning of the award. The committee should consider recalling the prize.
I doubt that will happen.
Instead, one can expect the Nobel committee to become the latest esteemed institution to fall to what John R. Harris describes as the “great grovel” in the age of Trump.
But if the prize does show up on eBay, let me know. It would look great in my rec room."
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