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Latest Commentary: MAGA Damage is Permanent -- The American political system is under going a major generational change. This seems to happen about every 40 years. Mr. Reagan had his revolution in the 1980s, before that was the FDR 1930s and 1940s. The 1900 change was Teddy Roosevelt busting the trusts that created the Gilded Age, and in 1860, there was a civil war. There was pain with each change, but the changes led to stronger institutions and faith in the future. The MAGA revolution offers the same, but the way it has done politics for the last decade has done permanent damage. There is a whole generation of right-wing activists just coming of age who simply do not understand democracy and do not seem to care. [20 March] Israel Kills 400 in Gaza -- The Israeli military has resumed attacks in Gaza, despite the cease fire agreed about 6 weeks ago. Airstrikes in the last couple of days have killed over 400 people. Prime Minister Netanyahu said he was giving the order to attack after he alleged Hamas had refused to release half of the remaining hostages the group seized on October 7, 2023, a precondition for extending the cease fire. The PM said this was just the beginning, a rather odd thing to say after killing people for 16 months. He added that the IDF would continue operations until Israel had achieved its objectives, destroying Hamas and freeing the hostages. In truth, he wants to continue the war to retain office and avoid prison. [19 March] Violence at Antarctic Base -- The only continent in the world never to have had a murder is Antarctica, and that is largely because there are no indigenous humans there and the people who do go are mission-focused scientists and support staff. They are rigorously screened for psychological traits that could become problematic, and the people down there are mentally more balanced as a group than the general population. However, that does not mean these folks are void of human failings. News has come from Sanae IV, a South African base, that one of its people there assaulted another, although not sexually as was suggested in some reports. The Johannesburg government is working to fix the problem, but it had better hurry because winter at the South Pole is coming soon. [18 March] Trump Defies Deportation Court Order -- The Trump administration has deported several dozen undocumented non-Americans despite a court order forbidding it. The White House claims that the order was issued too late, and it emphasized that it did not violate the order. That is a cowardly way to address the issue, and so, it is in character. Judge James E. Boasberg needs to call in the Justice Department lawyers, sanction them, get the names of the individual bureaucrats involved and punish them with jail time for contempt of court. If he does nothing, then the courts are no longer worth their salt. One expects very little at this point from the institutions of the dying American republic. [17 March] Russia Rejects Short-Term Ceasefire -- The progress many saw with Ukraine accepting the American proposal for a 30-day cease fire in the Russian War of Aggression against Ukraine proved ephemeral. As predicted in this journal, the Russians have decided to play for time. They have rejected the American plan because they claim to prefer a long-term and more permanent solution. This means that the talks, such as they have been so far, appear to have reached an impasse. Ukraine is onboard with the American idea, but Russia has decided to wide the discussion, thereby slowing it down to a full halt. The only question now is what Mr. Trump will do about it. [13 March] © 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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