IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 December 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Pakistan may finally fight the Taliban By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – As a recent episode of the popular television series “Homeland” displayed, elements in Pakistan, including its intelligence service, may be in league with the […]
The duck that roared
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24 December 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The duck that roared By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The White House says President Obama had a “milestone year,” and that’s true if your calendar starts after the November election. Republicans scored big in the midterms, […]
The Other Bush
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 December 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The Other Bush By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Until President Obama shook things up with his announcement on normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba, the big news of the week was Jeb Bush’s declaration on Twitter […]
The great budget mistake
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 December 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The great budget mistake By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The great mistake of the federal budget presentation is that it does not distinguish between outlays for services and outlays for capital assets. In other words, […]
Teddy Roosevelt, where are you?
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 December 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Teddy Roosevelt, where are you? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – In 1901 an American revolution began, and besides its perpetrator, the only people who understood it was happening were the Robber Barons, those ultra-wealthy individuals […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 December 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Physicist to lead Pentagon By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Assuming Ashton Carter wins Senate confirmation, and it’s likely that he will, the nation’s next Secretary of Defense will be a physicist with degrees in physics […]
More police on the beat on the street
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 December 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 More police on the beat on the street By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – President Clinton’s call in the 1990’s for 100,000 cops on the street became a rallying cry for his administration, and for the […]
It should have been the headline
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 November 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 It should have been the headline By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It should have been the headline, but, except for financial publications, it was not. Yet, it is going to impact the nation’s economy and […]
Obama lacks a Cabinet super star
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 November 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Obama lacks a Cabinet super star By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – After less than two years on the job, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was shown the door, giving President Obama the opportunity to replace him […]
Warren and the center left
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 November 2014 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Warren and the center left By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is increasingly becoming the voice of her party, a party that has now gone through several voice changes. When Sen. George […]