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Obamacare Loses Power as a Campaign Issue                   —Headline, The New York Times

Nov 5, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bushes, Led by W., Rally to Make Jeb ‘45’ Bushes, Led by W., Rally to Make Jeb ‘45’

                                        —Headline, The New York Times

Oct 29, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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

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