On the Reappearance of Kim Jong-un On the Reappearance of Kim Jong-un
At last there was a glimpse of Kim. And he looked fit, though still not slim. For some, the sight of Kim was grim: They’d hoped they’d seen the back of him.
Oct 22, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Texas Voter-ID Law Reinstated Texas Voter-ID Law Reinstated
We’ll stop them for the documents they lack, And then we’ll try to get the poll tax back.
Oct 15, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Summary of the Realignment of Public Opinion Concerning the Agency Responsible for the Protection of the President and His Family A Summary of the Realignment of Public Opinion Concerning the Agency Responsible for the Protection of the President and His Family
The Secret Service Now makes us nervous.
Oct 8, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Coalition Against ISIS The Coalition Against ISIS
The White House talks of burden-shifting, But guess who’ll do the heavy lifting? If bombs won’t turn this thing around, Whose boots will those be on the ground?
Oct 1, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
What the Global-Warming Deniers Thought of Those in the ‘People’s Climate March’ What the Global-Warming Deniers Thought of Those in the ‘People’s Climate March’
We doubt the statistics upon which they’ve dwelt. It’s best to do nothing and see if we melt.
Sep 24, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
What Happened to Janay Palmer in the Elevator What Happened to Janay Palmer in the Elevator
Absent video, how could Goodell Be expected for certain to tell? So he figured that, not feeling well From the flu, say, this mademoiselle Might have suffered a brief fainting spell, From which slowly but surely she fell. And then her husband dragged her out of the elevator, dumped her on the floor, and walked away.
Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The 2001 Bush-Putin Summit The 2001 Bush-Putin Summit
At last, they got up from their talks at the table. Bush called Putin trustworthy, having been able To sense Putin’s soul. So, on this grand occasion, Could one thing he sensed be a taste for invasion?
Sep 10, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
U.S. May Find Itself Allied With Assad and Iranian Ayatollahs U.S. May Find Itself Allied With Assad and Iranian Ayatollahs
Strange bedfellows, sure, we have had them before When needed to thwart growing danger. But now, with the Middle East falling apart, The bedfellows keep getting stranger.
Sep 3, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Deep Pockets Deep Pockets
For parts of Iraq where our soldiers have died, The ISIS jihadists are serious contenders. So goes the resistance that Rumsfeld described As nothing but pockets of hopeless dead-enders.
Aug 27, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Radical Jihadists Gain Ground in Iraq Radical Jihadists Gain Ground in Iraq
All the neocons said we must conquer Iraq; It could harbor a terrorist crew. So invade it we did, and because of that fact, What they made up has really come true.
Aug 13, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin