IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 July 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The Sucker in the Game of Thrones By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has alienated our friends and befriended our adversaries. Why? He views democracies as weak, our own […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 June 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The checks are coming By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Trouble is coming, and in an unexpected manner to the president. There are checks and balances, and the checks are coming. A […]
The shrinking Trump coalition
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31 May 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The shrinking Trump coalition By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Republicans make up 28 percent of the population, and MAGA Republicans are 43 percent of them at 12 percent of the population. […]
All bets are on Xi
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 May 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 All bets are on Xi By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON –After intensive bombing, 70 percent of Iran’s missile launchers are still intact, and their nuclear material is safely secured under the rubble. […]
The Senate is now in play
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 May 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The Senate is now in play By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Polls show the electorate moving away from President Trump and voters are not all that keen on Democrats. Rising gas […]
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 April 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The real enemy By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – There has indeed been a regime change in Iran, and not for the better. The Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has followed the […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 April 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective CORRECTED VERSIONAmerica’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The real enemy By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – There has indeed been a regime change in Iran, and not for the better. The Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has followed […]
The Real Enemy
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 April 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The real enemy By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – There has indeed been a regime change in Iran, and not for the better. The Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has followed the […]
85 seconds to doomsday
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 April 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 85 seconds to doomsday By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – No other American president has ever spoken this way, vowing to “end civilization” if they did not get their way. Not Harry […]
The Bully Puppet
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 April 2026 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The bully puppet By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The 47th president has given new meaning to the bully pulpit. He is a bully. It’s his shtick because he knows he cannot […]