IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 Feb. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 They also serve who watch and wait By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The results of the Iowa caucuses raise more questions than they answered. Among them: What happens to Donald Trump? Can he sustain his […]
Millennials are Sanders and Trump constituents
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 Jan. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Millennials are Sanders and Trump constituents By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – If Bernie Sanders pulls out a win in the Iowa caucuses, it will be because of the overwhelming support he enjoys from millennial […]
Why we vote against self-interest
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 Jan. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Why we vote against self-interest By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – What drives political affiliations? Philosophy? Pocketbooks? Danger? In fact, for the majority of Americans, it is none of these. The primary political driver is […]
You are being gerrymandered
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It may have been the first time a president brought up gerrymandering in a State of the Union address. The subject is typically confined to civics classes and political science seminars, but the inequality and injustice it perpetuates are at the heart of what’s wrong […]
Whose boots on the ground will confront ISIS?
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 October 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Whose boots on the ground will confront ISIS? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The three-day meeting convened by General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, brought together top defense officials from 20 of the […]
Greece owes Germany; moves toward Russia
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 January 2015 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Greece owes Germany; moves toward Russia By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – A charismatic 40-year-old radical leftist is the new prime minister of Greece, embodying the rejection of the austerity policies that have deepened his country’s […]
Bypassing the White House
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 January 2015 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Bypassing the White House By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress on March 3. That he […]
Obama’s middle class tax cut strategy
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 January 2015 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Obama’s middle class tax cut strategy By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The time honored way to appeal to the American public is through tax cuts. The Republicans have owned that turf for years, and they’re […]
Boots on the ground may be the only choice
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 January 2015 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Boots on the ground may be the only choice By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – What with the holidays, followed by the terrorist attack in Paris, and the crash of more than 50 percent in oil […]
The Keystone to nowhere
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 January 2015 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The Keystone to nowhere By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Enough Democrats will join Republicans in voting for the Keystone pipeline that the measure will likely find its way to President Obama’s desk, where the White […]