May 24, 2025

The Arsonist As Hero

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 May 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The arsonist as hero By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – After the most harrowing first 100 days of any modern president, what happens during the second 100 days? America loves a comeback […]

the 100-day clown show is over

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 April 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The 100-day clown show is over By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – Based on actual accomplishments versus what he is railing about, Donald Trump has had the worst 100 days of any […]

It is going to be a revolting week

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 April 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 It is going to be a revolting week By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – In the wake of ill-conceived, trade-imploding tariffs, a sea of revolts has emerged from the public, trading partners, […]

The Four Faces of Trump

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 April 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The four faces of Trump By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – The truth is that no one knows what motivates President Trump and, as a result, what he could do, might do, […]

He sent in the clowns

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 April 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 He sent in the clowns By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – President Trump sent in the clowns, and the circus has begun with the most unqualified, incompetent, inexperienced, immature group of presidential […]

Enough is enough

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 March 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Enough is enough By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – Are we in a constitutional crisis? The answer turns entirely on how far President Trump wants to take his assertion that the executive […]

What will it finally take

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 March 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 What will it finally take? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, and Pres. Donald Trump appears to be doing likewise, taking […]

Pres Donald McKinley

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 March 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Pres. Donald McKinley By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – A little history can be a bad thing, and Pres. Donald Trump’s little glimpse of history appears to be limited to the 1897-1901 […]

The Keystone and Catastrophe

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 March 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The Keystone and Catastrophe By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – The following analysis is ominous, far from a worst case, and hopefully wrong.          For most of its history Europe has been […]

Why

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 February 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Why? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – The elephant in the room that few people seem to address is a single word: Why?          Why is Pres. Donald Trump so subservient to […]