IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sep 8, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 If Trump wins By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — What if Donald Trump wins the election in 2024? For at least half the country, that is a nightmare scenario that means […]
who made him could destroy him
IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 He who made him could destroy him By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON —The man most responsible for propelling Donald Trump into the White House is beginning to look like the man […]
rising
IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Christie rising By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON —Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was supposed to be the anti-Trump, the candidate to overtake the former president, but through a series of missteps and […]
bias supplants neutrality
IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 When bias supplants neutrality By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON —The fabric of the nation is being undermined by the very people and institutions the public has historically relied upon for truth […]
is the enemy of democracy
IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Zealotry is the enemy of democracy By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Is Israel holding a mirror for America? The headlines coming out of Israel tell the story of a deeply […]
could win
IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 He could win By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — The word “unprecedented” looms large as the 2024 primary contest gets underway with a criminally indicted former president the leading contender for […]
electorate-moving issues for 2024
IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The electorate-moving issues for 2024 By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — 2024 and the election are around the corner, and, as usual, the candidates – if not the party – who […]
to do with a Court gone rogue
IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 What to do with a Court gone rogue By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Many Americans are just now waking up to the fact that we have an ideologically conservative Supreme […]
will replace DeSantis
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Who will replace DeSantis? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — Republican voters are searching for someone to latch onto, someone to cheer for other than Trump. But in the words from […]
Wife
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2023 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Caesar’s wife By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON — “A judge, like Caesar’s wife, must be above suspicion.” – Supreme Court of India, 2022 It is an application of an ancient […]