IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 30, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The Haley factor By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — The political pendulum is swinging ever so slightly, but pendulums have weight, weight creates momentum, and momentum is the life blood of […]
Month: November 2023
Hams plan for survival
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 23, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The Hamas plan for survival By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Now that a deal is in place for Hamas to return some of the hostages seized on October 7, it […]
Need for Nice
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 17, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The need for nice By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — We wrote that new House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has a psychological need to be liked, and so he is, and […]
rise of Beshear and fall of Youngkin
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 2, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The rise of Beshear and fall of Youngkin By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — One door closed and another opened. That’s the wonder of politics when the people speak through the […]
is not Israel
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 2, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Netanyahu is not Israel By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not popular in Israel and the expectation there and elsewhere is that he will not […]