Nobel Peace Prize Archives

Norway Won’t Knuckle Under to Trump’s Nobel Bullying

February 17, 2026 Buck Banks

“A candidate who is aggressively campaigning for him or herself will neither be penalized nor privileged.”

— Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Nobel Institute leader Kristian Berg Harpviken explained to The Atlantic why Trump’s threats, cajoling and fury over not winning the Nobel Peace Prize won’t be successful.

Peace Is Boring

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Buck Banks

After ending eight wars or causing the shooting to cease,
Donald Trump says he deserves a Nobel, at the very least.
But after killing Venezuelan boaters
And threatening Iran for killing protesters,
It’s clear that the commander-in-chief has gotten bored with peace.

A Little Nobel Palm Oil

January 15, 2026 Buck Banks

Maria Corina Machado came to meet Trump, smiling like a bride,
She came to convince “Acting Presidente” to back her Venezuela side.
She slipped him her Nobel,
So the meeting went well,
Though Trump, Machado and you and me know it was just a stinking bribe.

The Profound Pettiness of Our President

January 6, 2026 Buck Banks

“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today.”

— A person close to the White House, quoted by the Washington Post, saying Trump is refusing to support Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.

No Nobel, Warmonger

October 12, 2025October 13, 2025 Buck Banks

Trump didn’t get the Nobel for Peace, and he’s brokenhearted,
His lobbying campaign for the prize was embarrassing and sordid.
He was denied, even though he contended
There were seven wars that he ended,
But we can name at least 10 wars that Donald Trump has started:

War on Truth

War on the Constitution and Bill of Rights

War on Due Process and the Rule of Law

War on the U.S. Government

War on Immigrants

War on Women

War on Iran

War on American Cities

War on His Political Enemies

War on Venezuelan Boaters

Three-Quarters of Americans Say Trump Doesn’t Deserve a Nobel Prize

September 25, 2025 Buck Banks

76%

A new Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds 76% of Americans say President Trump doesn’t deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize, compared with 22% who say he does. Fellow Republicans are on the fence: 49% say yes, while 49% say no.

Trumpian Soliloquy on Peace

July 11, 2025July 22, 2025 Buck Banks

Where, O where are my accolades? Their absence my just deserts belies.
Forsooth, when you consider the deals I’ve made, logic it defies.
Look at what I did for India and Pakistan,
And all I accomplished by bombing Iran.
Alas, cruel world, am I to never get my Nobel Peace Prize?

Prince of Peace?

February 16, 2022 Buck Banks

Jared Kushner’s ambitions have always been outsized,
And he’s always liked working with our Israeli allies.
But he didn’t bring peace
To the blasted Middle East,
So why’s he nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

What Malala Would Have Said to the Guy Who Shot Her

October 14, 2014 Buck Banks

You can shoot me, but listen to me first. I want education for your sons and daughters. Now I have spoken, so do whatever you want.

— Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, quoted by the Washington Post, on what she would have said to the Pakistani Taliban extremist who shot her if she had the chance.

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Norway Won’t Knuckle Under to Trump’s Nobel Bullying

“A candidate who is aggressively campaigning for him or herself will neither be penalized nor privileged.”

— Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Nobel Institute leader Kristian Berg Harpviken explained to The Atlantic why Trump’s threats, cajoling and fury over not winning the Nobel Peace Prize won’t be successful.

We’re in Full King Lear Mode

— Charlie Sykes

Peace Is Boring

A Little Nobel Palm Oil

The Profound Pettiness of Our President

“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today.”

— A person close to the White House, quoted by the Washington Post, saying Trump is refusing to support Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.

No Nobel, Warmonger

Three-Quarters of Americans Say Trump Doesn’t Deserve a Nobel Prize

76%

A new Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds 76% of Americans say President Trump doesn’t deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize, compared with 22% who say he does. Fellow Republicans are on the fence: 49% say yes, while 49% say no.

Trumpian Soliloquy on Peace

Prince of Peace?

What Malala Would Have Said to the Guy Who Shot Her

You can shoot me, but listen to me first. I want education for your sons and daughters. Now I have spoken, so do whatever you want.

— Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, quoted by the Washington Post, on what she would have said to the Pakistani Taliban extremist who shot her if she had the chance.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), quoted by CNBC, on the reported settlement proposal the Justice Department has with President Trump for his lawsuit against the IRS.

“Thank you for everything you’ve done for the country. To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow: Good night, and good luck, motherf**kers.”

— David Letterman, quoted by CNN, speaking to Stephen Colbert as “The Late Show” ends its 33-year run on CBS.

“They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.”

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking at the University of Chicago.

Numerati

3.8%

56%

352,000

“About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir V. Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims,” the New York Times reports.

115,000

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