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Latest Commentary: DoJ Asking to Drop Case Against NYC Mayor Adams -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has caught a huge break. The Department of Justice is seeking to drop all the corruption charges against him. One might think it was an over-zealous prosecutor or a cop who mishandled evidence that led to this request, but those are not the causes. The case is a strong one, and Mayor Adams does not seem to have much of a defense. Yet it is going away, sort of, thanks to Mr. Adams ingratiating himself with President Trump. The rule of law is done, and all politically connected people are now free to act as they please. [11 February] Baltics Leave Russian Grid for EU Electricity -- A major event in world politics occurred over the weekend, and very few noticed. Perhaps in the flood of Trumpian nonsense and Super Bowl hype, the real news got lost. The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected from the Russian power grid, and synched their systems to that of Western Europe. This take away a major point of leverage for Moscow and truly frees the Baltics from a fundamental reliance on the Russians that compromised their freedom of action. This is a serious blow to Russian hegemonist ambitions and bolsters the free nations in Eastern Europe. [10 February] Trump Attack on USAID Weakens America -- Donald Trump and Prime Minister Adolf Musk appear to have it in for US national security. They have appointed an alcoholic to be Secretary of Defense, they are putting the FBI counter-terrorist teams out of business and they want to end US foreign aid. The attack on USAID, the agency that manages most of American foreign aid distribution, is illegal and stupid. USAID prevents conflicts that could draw in US troops. As the aid ends, the popularity of the US declines. This planet is not one where it is safe to be unpopular. While the desire to spend money to develop the US is understandable, even noble, it is short-sighted to take that money from foreign aid. If the US does not send aid, it may have to send troops later, a vastly more expensive move. [7 February] Trump Retreats on Tariffs -- Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada last week. They should have been in effect by now with the pennies they would generate trickling toward the Treasury. They are not. Monday, Mr. Trump backed off his demand, putting things on hold for 30 days. He claimed there was good progress in the responses of America's trading partners, and they agreed to do some things he wanted done. The proof that this is all theatre, Potemkin Negotiations, is the fact that he accepted their "concessions" which had been agreed previously. As fig leaves go, it is a rather small one. [6 February] Trump Wants US Ownership of Gaza -- Donald Trump made headlines yesterday with a proposal that could be the worst decision in US foreign policy history. He said that the US would take ownership of Gaza, that the 2 million Palestinians in Gaza needed to leave for Egypt and Jordan and Gaza is going to become a new Atlantic City. After he spent years opining that America needed to bring its troops home from Middle Eastern misadventures, he has decided that he can have the biggest and most impressive misadventure of all. The move would be weapons-grade idiocy. No one in the region wants it, and the US has no interest in owning Gaza. [5 February] © 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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