IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 July 2022WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Cheney and the right side of historyBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — The best and the worst of today’s Republican Party were on display in Tuesday’s 1/6 Committee hearing as Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., laid out the case for Donald […]
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 October 2019 "All roads with you lead to Putin" WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 “All roads with you lead to Putin” By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – After giving the Turkish president a green light to mount a ground assault against the […]
quo antebellum with a twist
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 April 2022WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Status quo antebellum with a twistBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Russian forces are retreating from northern Ukraine and the prospects for peace are taking an odd turn. This nonsense about repositioning is ridiculous. That is what retreating armies do. […]
the Way with Amy K
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 February 2020WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932All the way with Amy KBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary are history, and soon it won’t be about expectations anymore, it will be about winning votes – and delegates. That will include […]
stupidity fuelingPearl Harbor in slow motion
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 May 2021WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Willful stupidity fueling Pearl Harbor in slow motionBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — We live in an age of willful stupidity. And people are dying because of it. Too many people do not want to be confused by facts. They […]
He Who Would Be King
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 November 2025WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932He who would be kingBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – He who would be king will be well on his way if things go his way with the Supreme Court in the coming days. The nine-member institution has […]
Trump vs John Adams
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 May 2020WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUNDToday’s Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932Donald Trump vs. John AdamsBy Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The next best thing to unregulated social media for President Donald Trump is an FCC regulation that legitimizes lawlessness and allows him to be the biggest, baddest gunslinger on the […]
back the Fairness Doctrine
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 […]
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 […]