IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 January 2021WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Bring back the Fairness DoctrineBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – There will always be demagogues and lying liars, but they are not to blame for what has befallen America. In his Inaugural address, Pres. Joe Biden said, “There is truth […]
Category: Political Commentary
we really have a democracy
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 December 2021WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Do we really have a democracy?By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Republicans are confident that gerrymandering alone will enable them to pick up the five seats needed to gain back control of the House of Representatives. That would mean the […]
she-wolf in sheep’s clothing
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 October 2020WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932A she-wolf in sheep’s clothingBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – She never lost her poise and made no errors or revealed how she might rule on reproductive rights, the Affordable Care Act, or the proliferation of gun violence. Amy Coney Barrett […]
Biden’s muse
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 January 2021WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Br’er Biden’s museBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Who is President Joe Biden’s muse? An apparition perhaps. President Lyndon Johnson would not be the first name that comes to mind. LBJ was a larger-than-life, backslapping country boy from Texas, known […]
lake
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 May 2021WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932China’s lakeBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — China is on the verge of turning the South China Sea into a Chinese lake. Why does this matter? China is an expansionist nation, but this is a description, not an explanation. The […]
victorious
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 April 2022WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932NATO victoriousBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — One entity is certain to be the victor in Ukraine: NATO. It is the most durable military alliance ever created, and thanks to Mr. Putin it is stronger than ever and growing with Finland […]
to try men’s souls
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 Aug 2022WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Times to try men’s soulsBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — As the American colonies were breaking with Great Britain in 1775, Thomas Paine published “The American Crisis” proclaiming, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” They were unusual times. The […]
Attack and Distract
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24 July 2025WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Attack and distractBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – In the extreme, an unscrupulous leader in trouble at home seeks trouble abroad, often through military adventurism, or the manufacturing of domestic bogey men and groups. President Donald Trump, never […]
Great Blue Wave
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 October 2020WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932The Great Blue WaveBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Democrats may be cruising to power on a Great Blue Wave. White House. Former Vice President Joe Biden looks unstoppable. But he will need a Senate majority (the House turned solidly […]
is never wrong to do right
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 February 2021WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932It is never wrong to do rightBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON—We are living in a time of divergent paths when right and wrong vie with truth and consequences, but history will catch up and render its verdict. In this vein, […]