January 22, 2026

A disastrous unforced error

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 January 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 A disastrous unforced error By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – A red line is being crossed, and it is time for a letter, and only a letter will do:   Mr. President, […]

Seriously

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 January 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Seriously? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – A president brandishing the mightiest nation’s military might and making threats may or may not be serious, but those on the receiving end cannot know […]

Venezuela D j vu

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 January 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Venezuela Déjà vu By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – A U.S. military intervention into Latin America? We have been here before. First, a brief history: The Monroe Doctrine (1823) asserted the right […]