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27 August 2025 |
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Latest Commentary: Trump Illegally Fires Fed Governor -- Donald Trump has tried to take control of the Federal Reserve so that he can run monetary polucy for America. He claims to have fired Lisa Cook, one of the Fed Governors, alleging mortgage fraud. Had Mr. Trump ever worked for a real corporation and not the family business, he would know that he cannot do that without cause, and an allegation of wrongdoing does not rise to the level of a firing offense especially in the absensce of proof. Mr. Trump, a convicted fraudster, is projecting here. If he succeeds, though, the American economy will never recover from the loss of an independent central bank. [27 August] Netanyahu Government Murders Five Gazan Journalists -- The Netanyahu government murdered five journalists in Gaza yesterday. The terms are used advisedly. These were deliberatekillings in support of a government policy. That makes it murder in common English. The Israeli people are not responsible directly for this, nor are any Jews outside Israel, This falls at the feet of Benjamin Netanyahu and his 50 seats out of 120 in the Knesset. He has lost two far right religious parties, so he is effectively leading a minority government. Desperate to stay in power to avoid jail for financial crimes, he is preventing reporters from entering Gaza, and those who are there are targeted by the Israeli Defense Force. The PM wants to keep the stories in Gaza out of the media. [26 August] FBI Raids Home of Ambassador Bolton -- John Bolton has been a major source of hawkish, and somewhat silly, advice when it comes to American foreign policy for more than a quarter of a century. He has served in the administrations of Messers. Reagan, Bush the Elder, Bush the Lesser and Trump. In the last instance, he was National Security Advisor. About an hour ago, the FBI rolled up to his home in Bethesda, Maryland, with a search warrant. Little in the way of detail has come out, but it is tied to some sort of classified information issue. It appears Mr. Bolton is being punished for being a former supporter turned critic. There is no greater crime in Trumpland. [22 August] Trump Wants to Nationalize Chip Makers -- The pedophiles and criminals who form the Republican Party always like to call their enemies socialists. That sobriquet, however, seems to apply to them now. Their Fearful Leader has said that the US government should get an equity stake in chip makers who have accepted money under the Biden-era CHIPS Act. He has hit upon the idea that a grant is bad business and loans do not return enough. So, he wants stock. And that means the Federal government will own a chunk of these firms. That is nationalization. That is socialism. [20 August] Activity in Ukraine Diplomacy Yields Nothing -- The last week has been a ridiculously active one in the diplomacy revolving around peace between Ukraine and Russia. Messrs. Trump and Putin met in Alaska on Friday, in an unmitigated disaster for the US and the West. Then yesterday, Mr. Trump hosted eight European leaders including the heads of Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK, and the EU. There, the Europeans were able to apply the brakes to the crisis Mr. Trump created on Friday. The result of all this summitry has been nothing of value. These summits could have been emails, but Mr. Trump likes ceremony and events where he can pose for the cameras. Diplomacy has been subordinated to therapy for the POTUS. [18 August] © 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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