June 23, 2025

and democracy on the block

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2024 Today’s Events in Historical Perspective                                                                      America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Incumbency and democracy on the block By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift                      WASHINGTON — It’s not just President Joe Biden, incumbents around the world are running against a surge of voter sentiment that rejects conventional politics. […]

Beware

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2024 Today’s Events in Historical Perspective                                                                      America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Veeps beware By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift                      WASHINGTON — The main credential for Donald Trump’s prospective running mate is a willingness to deny the results of the 2020 election — and should it become necessary, […]

defiance of history

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2024 Today’s Events in Historical Perspective                                                                      America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 In defiance of history By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift                      WASHINGTON — Voters beware, Donald Trump is running against history. Several time-honored reforms and institutions came into being through the demands of history and are unlike […]