Calvin Trillin

Verse Columnist

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

Don’t Criticize Me Don’t Criticize Me

Karl Rove and his Singing Slimemeisters riff You Go To My Head.

Nov 17, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

Another Lesson in White House Values Another Lesson in White House Values

We've got our values and we know goodness, but we hate only certain kinds of sin.

Nov 10, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Scooter Libby: A Republican Nursery Rhyme Scooter Libby: A Republican Nursery Rhyme

Catching small fry, letting the big fish go.

Nov 3, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

Another Miracle From Bill Frist Another Miracle From Bill Frist

The doctor who proved himself a master of distant diagosis has one more trick up his sleeve.

Oct 27, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

Deadline for Saddam Deadline for Saddam

Saddam Hussein went to trial on Wednesday declaring he was still the president of Iraq. A series of odes a decade ago to Hussein's dictatorial days show the tyrant was always out ...

Oct 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

One Possible Scenario One Possible Scenario

One twisted tale of how Harriet Miers's confirmation hearings will unfold.

Oct 20, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

Reassuring the Right Reassuring the Right

Though her style is not dramatic, Harriet Miers is definitely enough of a fanatic to sit on the Bush Supreme Court.

Oct 13, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

I Think I Heard a Liberal Say I Think I Heard a Liberal Say

For working in the shadows of K Street pay-to-play, here's to The Hammer getting the slammer.

Oct 6, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A New Gilbert and Sullivan Song About George W. Bush as a Take-Charge Guy A New Gilbert and Sullivan Song About George W. Bush as a Take-Charge Guy

Where normal human beings see a storm-devastated community, George W. Bush sees only a photo opportunity.

Sep 29, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Government’s the Problem Government’s the Problem

As the waters rise, how about a sea chantey for the Bush Administration?

Sep 22, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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