IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24 October 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 America’s ICE Age By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – And then they came for you. They came without warrants. They stopped and frisked you without probable cause, demanded proof of citizenship, perhaps […]
Why Epstein Mr Speaker
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 October 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Why Epstein, Mr. Speaker? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s reputation is melting faster than the Wicked Witch of the West melted in The Wizard of […]
Passive Resistance Chicago Style
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 October 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Passive resistance Chicago-style By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Chicago is in the throes of becoming an ominous stage, burgeoning with a converging cast of competitors and competing scripts. More city-state than […]
Hegseth’s enablers
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 October 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Hegseth’s enablers By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – They knew, and what did they do? Now they know, and what will they do? Republican senators knew Pete Hegseth was not qualified to […]
An ominous gathering of flag officers
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 September 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 An ominous gathering of flag officers By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Hundreds of generals and admirals and their top deputies have been summoned to a meeting on Tuesday at Quantico, the […]
Two Momentous Months
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 September 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Two momentous months By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The next two months are going to be momentous. Top of the list is the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling – the most important […]
A Clear and Present Danger
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 September 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 A clear and present danger By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The United States is facing the most consequential Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision in the nation’s history, and should it fail in […]
Shameless shamed and shirked
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 August 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Shameless, shamed, and shirked By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – There is a subculture of powerful people in America rooted in the intersection of money and politics. They stand apart from us, […]
The Manchild in Chief
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 July 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The Manchild in Chief By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – He is both a manchild and the most powerful man in the world. It is not a debatable description. He does not […]
It’s the taxes stupid
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 July 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 It’s the taxes, stupid By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – James Carville got it right when, months ago, he predicted the Trump-aligned GOP would self-destruct. The Democratic strategist famous for his winning […]