Brett Kavanaugh prior to being sworn in for his confirmation hearing, September 4, 2018.(Jim Bourg / Reuters)
If the Federal Bureau had been no more thorough
Than that when it was in charge,
All the federal pens would have cell blocks left empty,
And Dillinger’d still be at large.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”