Calvin Trillin

Verse Columnist

Calvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”

A neighborhood in North Tampa flooded by Milton's storm surge.

Climate Change Climate Change

Oct 29, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Laura Loomer, in large sunglasses, stands in front of a courthouse wearing a shirt that reads

Two Questions Concerning Laura Loomer Two Questions Concerning Laura Loomer

Sep 24, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

a pensive Joe Manchin

Manchin Is Leaving the Senate Manchin Is Leaving the Senate

Jul 30, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate

Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate Metaphorical Advice to Those Who Want to Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate

Jul 2, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is seen after a swearing in ceremony for Mark Esper to be the new US secretary of defense in 2019.

A Lesson From the High Court A Lesson From the High Court

Jun 4, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Choosing Sides

Choosing Sides Choosing Sides

May 7, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Early embryos two days after co-injection with a gene-correcting enzyme.

MAGA Talk MAGA Talk

Apr 9, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 14, 2024.

Mike Johnson as Speaker So Far Mike Johnson as Speaker So Far

Mar 12, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A US border patrol agent on patrol near La Joya, Tex., 2013.

The Border Bill, Republican Congressmen, and Trump The Border Bill, Republican Congressmen, and Trump

Feb 20, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump speaks to guest at a cam

Trump and the Courts Trump and the Courts

Jan 23, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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