IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 March 2020 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 “They’re going to need a bigger boat” By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – President Trump gives himself a 10 for his handling of the coronavirus global health crisis. Not everyone agrees. […]
for a corona czar
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 March 2020 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Time for a corona czar By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – If the country is at war, the president doesn’t lead the army and navy. We have generals and admirals who do that. We’re fighting […]
unexpected debate coach
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 March 2020 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Biden’s unexpected debate coach By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., now has less than a month to prepare former Vice President Joe Biden to debate and defeat Pres. Donald Trump. And […]
B’s and a Dark Horse
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 February 2020 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Three B’s and a Dark Horse By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The Democratic contest for the presidential nomination is shaking out as a race between the three B’s, and we don’t mean Bach, Beethoven, […]
Democratic dark horse
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 February 2020 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 A Democratic dark horse By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – A week can be an eon in politics, and in a week, we have come from the likelihood of super Tuesday deciding the Democratic presidential […]
could mean the end of the UK or the EU
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 January 2020 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Brexit could mean the end of the UK or the EU By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON –At long last, after three years of drama and two failed prime ministers, Brexit crossed the finish line on […]
most Super Tuesday ever
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 January 2020 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The most Super Tuesday ever By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON –Super Tuesday began as a Southern regional primary designed by the Democratic Party to allow more moderate candidates to emerge who could win the White […]
presider in chief
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 January 2020 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The presider in chief By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The impeachment trial’s wild card is Chief Justice John Roberts, and how he interprets his role as presiding officer. The Constitution says the Senate has […]
predictions for 2020
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 December 2019 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Contrarian predictions for 2020 By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – We capsulize the essence of contrarian theory with the following: “Most people are wrong most of the time; otherwise most people would be millionaires.” Granted, […]
is mass hysteria
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 December 2019 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Populism is mass hysteria By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Britain’s 2016 vote for Brexit foreshadowed Donald Trump’s election later that year, confirming a poisonous populism in both British and American politics. Populism is […]