Calvin Trillin

Verse Columnist

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

One Possible Explanation for Surveys Showing That Rudy Giuliani May Not Win His Own State One Possible Explanation for Surveys Showing That Rudy Giuliani May Not Win His Own State

O Captain, not my Captain.

Jan 24, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Two Primary-Season Versions of ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’ Two Primary-Season Versions of ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’

It ain't no nursery rhyme.

Jan 16, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A Lame Duck President During the Presidential Primaries A Lame Duck President During the Presidential Primaries

Whatever happened to what's-his-name?

Jan 9, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Mitt Romney As Doll Mitt Romney As Doll

Wonder what this guy is made of?

Jan 2, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Snake Oil Market Softening Snake Oil Market Softening

Is that what makes his hair so nice?

Dec 20, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

George Bush, Upon Hearing That the Iranians Abandoned Their Nuclear Weapons Program in 2003 George Bush, Upon Hearing That the Iranians Abandoned Their Nuclear Weapons Program in 2003

All fired up and nowhere to go.

Dec 12, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A Short Summary of What Karl Rove Now Says About the Origins of the War A Short Summary of What Karl Rove Now Says About the Origins of the War

War? What war?

Dec 5, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bare-Bones Huckabee Creeps Up on Free-Spending Romney in Iowa, While Humming ‘O Tannenbaum’ Bare-Bones Huckabee Creeps Up on Free-Spending Romney in Iowa, While Humming ‘O Tannenbaum’

Great hair and lots of money can't get you everything.

Nov 29, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Judith Regan’s Lawsuit Against Fox News Judith Regan’s Lawsuit Against Fox News

This is only going to get more interesting.

Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Pat Robertson, Protector of Traditional Family Values, Endorses Rudy Giuliani, a Serial Adulterer… Pat Robertson, Protector of Traditional Family Values, Endorses Rudy Giuliani, a Serial Adulterer…

Why Pat ♥ Rudy.

Nov 15, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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