IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 February 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 L’État, c’est moi By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON –Louis XIV of France, the absolute monarch known as the Sun King, said, possibly apocryphally, “L’État, c’est moi,” literally, “The state, it is me,” or more commonly, […]
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Trump’s gift to Putin
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 January 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Trump’s gift to Putin By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON –President Trump’s fondness for Russian President Vladimir Putin is well documented. He has called him a “genius,” and took the Russian leader’s […]
McCain’s Courage
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 January 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 McCain’s courage By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON –Where is Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., when we need him? Where are the giants of the Senate, the proven heroes, the men and women […]
America First Means America Last
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 January 2025 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 America First Means America Last By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – In his victory speech after winning reelection, Speaker Mike Johnson intemperately spoke in his temperate tone: “The path of prosperity […]
The Fed Senate and Business send a message
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24 December 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The Fed, Senate, and Business send a message By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON –The Dow tumbled eleven hundred points on one single day the week before Christmas when Chairman Jerome Powell […]
Promises Unbound
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 December 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Promises Unbound By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Donald Trump won a second turn at the presidency on the strength of promises made, some old, some new, some improbable, and many […]
A Primer for Failure
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 December 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 A primer for failure By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – “Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always […]
Did Mr Smith Go to Washington
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 November 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Did Mr. Smith go to Washington By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Where is Mister Smith when we need him? We are yearning for the courageous, principled, and idealistic senator portrayed […]
Ed the Income Tax
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 November 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 End the Income Tax? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – End the Income Tax? It sounds like a good idea. It may be a good idea. It certainly is a popular […]
The Seed of Destruction
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 November 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The seed of destruction By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Adlai Stevenson running for president in the 1950’s was told by an admiring voter after hearing him speak, “Every thinking person […]