IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 December 2020WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932The Biden BounceBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift          WASHINGTON – We have been here before: economic collapse; a war; pent-up demand. The era was post-World War II. Today’s war is a fight against a lethal virus that is damaging the economy as […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 117 April 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Dear Jerome By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift                      WASHINGTON — On February 11 our column’s headline read “The Inflation Fallacy.” Today, we update with a plea to Jerome Powell the Fed chairman who […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 December 2020WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Trump’s Christmas gift to DemocratsBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift          WASHINGTON – With his days in power dwindling, President Trump unwittingly handed the Democrats a gift by announcing he wanted to send $2,000 relief checks to all eligible individuals, ridiculing the $600 […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 November 2021 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Thankfully, they understand the economic rhythms of history By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift           WASHINGTON — The economic theories of British John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) have lived on in the persons of former […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 July 2022WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Walter, Cassidy, and RupertBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift          WASHINGTON — When CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite turned against the war in Vietnam following the enemy’s Tet Offensive in early 1968, the war was over. Cronkite was the most respected name in […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 April 2020WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Unraveled by ridiculeBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift          WASHINGTON – There are many moments in the Trump presidency when it appeared he would crash and burn like an ordinary politician. Each time he survived, even thrived, his approval ratings hovering in the […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 April 2021WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932The Taliban’s Pakistani and Saudi puppet mastersBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift          WASHINGTON — Calling for American troops to leave Afghanistan by September 11, the twentieth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Biden says he […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 December 2021WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932This time we’re readyBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift          WASHINGTON — People vote with their money. In 2020 they crashed the stock market over Covid, so, what is the market telling us about Omicron, the new Covid virus? When news first broke […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 March 2022WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Ukraine could winBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift          WASHINGTON — The Russian invasion of Ukraine is approaching one of several endpoints, brought to a head by the following factors:          The data points include the high number of Russians killed, 7,000 and counting, […]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 September 2020WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Bloomberg, Putin, Trump, and FoxBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift          WASHINGTON – Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is committing $100 million of his considerable fortune to help Democrat Joe Biden win Florida, a key swing state that could determine the election. Pres. Donald Trump […]