Calvin Trillin

Verse Columnist

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

‘Bailout Is a No-Strings Windfall to Bankers, If Not to Borrowers’—New York Times ‘Bailout Is a No-Strings Windfall to Bankers, If Not to Borrowers’—New York Times

Got money?

Jan 20, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Roland Burris Roland Burris

He knows he's the right man for the job.

Jan 15, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Way People Feel About the End of the Bush Administration and the Future of George W. Bush The Way People Feel About the End of the Bush Administration and the Future of George W. Bush

Don't let the door hit you...

Jan 7, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A Lesson From Muntader Al-Zaida A Lesson From Muntader Al-Zaida

These boots were made for... throwin'.

Dec 22, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The People in Charge The People in Charge

The people in charge of the bailout attempts Now constantly change how the effort is skewed. They're titans of Wall Street and finance and such.

Dec 16, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

On the Auctioning Off of Barack Obama’s Senate Seat On the Auctioning Off of Barack Obama’s Senate Seat

The smartest guys in the room.

Dec 10, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bush Labor Department Hurries to Change Toxic Substance Rules Before Obama Takes Office Bush Labor Department Hurries to Change Toxic Substance Rules Before Obama Takes Office

White House duck vs. the coal-mine canary.

Dec 2, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Three Bozos of the Apocalypse The Three Bozos of the Apocalypse

The automotive jet set goes to Washington.

Nov 25, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Obama Reaches Out to Former Foes Obama Reaches Out to Former Foes

Team of rivals for the twenty-first century.

Nov 19, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

On the Trashing of Sarah Palin On the Trashing of Sarah Palin

It wasn't her idea, was it?

Nov 12, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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