Department of Earth Security Department of Earth Security
The EPA cites chapter, and some verse, To show this warming's making matters worse. It's getting worse no matter how you score it. So here's the plan: They think we should ign...
Jun 13, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Cheney’s Head: An Explanation Cheney’s Head: An Explanation
One mystery I've tried to disentangle: Why Cheney's head is always at an angle. He tries to come on straight, and yet I can't Help notice that his head is at a slant. When Ch...
Jun 6, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Joie de Vivre in the Land of Color-Coded Terrorism Alerts Joie de Vivre in the Land of Color-Coded Terrorism Alerts
I got up Monday feeling mellow: Expected red, but it was yellow.
May 30, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Dick Cheney’s Primer on the Constitution Dick Cheney’s Primer on the Constitution
So what's it called if during war you criticize the President for any reason? Treason. And how long does this war go on (and this is where this theory's really pretty clever)? ...
May 23, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Solution at Last A Solution at Last
Likud says it does not anticipate That Palestinians will have a state. So they, in turn, are meant to stop this shrying, And try to make their peace with occupying.
May 16, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Short History of the French Presidential Election A Short History of the French Presidential Election
In Paris it began to look Like Jacques Chirac was just a crook, But voters voted for him when He ran against Le Pen again. Though graft is certainly a curse, They figured th...
May 9, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Saudis and Their Oil Rigs The Saudis and Their Oil Rigs
(Sung to the tune of "The Farmer and the Cowman" from Oklahoma!) The Saudis and their oil rigs are our friends. Oh, the Saudis and their oil rigs are our friends. They...
May 2, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Survey Offering Democrats Two Responses to the Return of Al Gore A Survey Offering Democrats Two Responses to the Return of Al Gore
Al Gore is back: (1) Alas (2) Alack
Apr 18, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Elizabeth Dole Elizabeth Dole
Get set again for Liddy Dole. She's back, to let the good times roll. She's entering another race, Her hair and diction all in place. (Her hair is even more precise Than tha...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Middle East Troubles: A Summary The Middle East Troubles: A Summary
They give each other tit for tat. The next tat may get Arafat.
Apr 4, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin