IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 March 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Boots on the island By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – Odds are that President Donald Trump is going to order an assault on Kharg Island through which 90 percent of Iranian oil […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 March 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Trump’s War By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – At the onset of World War I, British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey sadly proclaimed, “The lamps are going out all over Europe,” a […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 March 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The Hope Doctrine By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift            WASHINGTON – Three days into the war with Iran, it has become clear that the objective – that first and foremost of the Principles of […]