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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]