IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 December 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Promises Unbound By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Donald Trump won a second turn at the presidency on the strength of promises made, some old, some new, some improbable, and many […]
A Primer for Failure
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 December 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 A primer for failure By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – “Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always […]
Did Mr Smith Go to Washington
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 November 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Did Mr. Smith go to Washington By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Where is Mister Smith when we need him? We are yearning for the courageous, principled, and idealistic senator portrayed […]
Ed the Income Tax
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 November 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 End the Income Tax? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – End the Income Tax? It sounds like a good idea. It may be a good idea. It certainly is a popular […]
The Seed of Destruction
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 November 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The seed of destruction By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Adlai Stevenson running for president in the 1950’s was told by an admiring voter after hearing him speak, “Every thinking person […]
A single faithless elector could elect the president
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31 October 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 A single faithless elector could elect the president By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is shaping up to be the closest Electoral College […]
Lady or the Tiger
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 October 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Lady or the Tiger By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – In the classic Frank Stockton short story, an accused person is faced with two doors, behind one a lady, behind the other […]
The Great Republican Schism
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 October 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The Great Republican Schism By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Whatever the outcome of the presidential race, Republicans are more likely than not to control the U.S. Senate. Or is there […]
Patriotism not Politics
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 October 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 Patriotism not Politics By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – In my book, “The President’s First Year,” I made the case that America has survived in spite of our presidents, not because […]
The argument for a non-lethal response
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 October 2024 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column Founded 1932 The argument for a non-lethal response By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – All eyes are on the Middle East as Israel weighs its reaction to the ballistic missile attack on its […]