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Latest Commentary: Media Over-React to Kirk Murder -- The shooting death of right-wing activist and college drop-out Charlie Kirk last week has put the American media in a tizzle. Shot dead with a single shot from 200 yards away while he harangued a college crowd in Utah, his death has got the American chatterati jabbering away in a manner unlike most shootings have done. Questions like "is this who we are?" and "can we stop the violence?" abound. There is an easier explanation. America has always been a violent country, and political violence was there from the start. Yet, Mr. Kirk was a nobody in political terms. A guy with a big megaphone is not the same as a man with power. Mr. Kirk enraged a lot of people, but in the end, he was just a blip on the radar. Other stories matter more. [15 September] Russian Drones Shot Down over Poland -- Almost 20 Russian military drones crossed into Polish airspace last night, and at least three of them were shot down by NATO assets. This is the first time in history that NATO has engaged hostile targets in the airspace of an alliance member. Russia denied it happened at first, and then announced that it had been an error. This is typical KGB-inspired behavior: do something provocative and see what happens. What happened here is Russia got its hands slapped. That is not quite as satisfying as a punch in the face, but it will keep Mr. Putin in line for now.[10 September] Israel Attacks Qatar, Targets Hamas Leaders -- Israel took the irresponsible step yesterday of trying to kill some of the leaders of Hamas who live in Qatar and with whom the Netanyahu government must negotiate to get any hostages (remember them?) back home. The Hamas leaders had gathered to discuss a US proposal to free those hostages and end the war. This attack not only failed to kill them intended targets, but it also was an act of war against the nation where the peace talks had been taking place. This more or less ends serious diplomacy for now, and the Israeli government has lost any claim to be interested in peace. [10 September] French Government Loses Confidence Vote -- Yesterday, the French National Assembly voted no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. It was not even close, 364-194. Mr. Bayrou handed in his resignation today. It will now be up to President Macron to decide whether to hold an election or to appoint someone else who has command of a majority in the Assembly. The presidential palace has said that the decision will be made "in the coming days." One hopes he can find a working majority in this version of the legislature, because if not, there is a good chance the hard right will wind up in power. [9 September] US Created 22,000 Jobs in August, Unemployment Up -- A lot has been happening in the last few days. The Japanese PM has resigned, Norway is having a general election and the UK has had a cabinet reshuffle. The significant news for the whole world, though, was the Non-Farm Payroll report that came out on Friday. Just 22,000 jobs were created, below the 75,000 expected. Unemployment ticked up to 4.3%. This happened after President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he did not like the numbers in the previous report. The US labor market is on the edge of recession. At the same time, Mr. Trump has boosted inflation with his tariff taxes on Americans. Stagflation is here. [8 September] © Copyright 2025 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Ubuntu Linux.
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