September 3, 2013 3:22PM 

# The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same 

By [Tad DeHaven](https://www.cato.org/people/tad-dehaven) 

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The following headlines were on a magazine cover I saw over the weekend:

- “Why People are Mad at Washington”
- “Less Zip in Business”
- “Republican Split”
- “New York on Brink Again”
- “Mideast War Jitters”

With, perhaps, the exception of the headline about New York, one could easily conclude that the magazine is a current issue. However, that’s not the case. The cover actually belongs to the **June 21, 1976** issue of *U.S. News &amp; World Report*.

![Media Name: us_news_1976.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/pubs_2x/public/wp-content/uploads/us_news_1976.jpg?itok=mNIhiyhN) 

My parents kept it because that was the day I was born. Evidence, I believe, that God has a sense of humor. I can’t help but wonder though: will headlines in another 37 years be that much different?

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