The Transformation of Afghanistan The Transformation of Afghanistan
Fanatics terrorized the Afghan people. For twenty years we fought there in a war. So what’s it going to be like when we’ve finished? Well, pretty much just like it was before.
Aug 24, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Unintended Consequences Unintended Consequences
Republicans object to masks While going about their daily tasks. To rule that folks must vaccinate, They say, makes this a Nazi state. The surges now are all located Among those pr…
Aug 10, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Milley Earns His Stars Milley Earns His Stars
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff prepared to thwart any coup attempt by Trump.—As reported by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker in I Alone Can Fix It A presidential coup! Di…
Jul 27, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Kim Jong Un Drops Some Weight Kim Jong Un Drops Some Weight
So Kim Jong Un is looking rather svelte. He’s lost at least four notches on his belt. Has illness or a diet made him trim? Have shortages of food reached even Kim? Not yet. But if…
Jul 13, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
January 6 Reckoning January 6 Reckoning
The veep who’d been slavishly loyal, Mike Pence, Accomplished his duty despite the mob, hence He’s now called a traitor; the hatred’s intense. In cults deviation…
Jun 29, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Kevin McCarthy Changes His Tune Re Trump and January 6 Kevin McCarthy Changes His Tune Re Trump and January 6
The speakership would be for Kevin His version of a place in heaven. He seems to think to reach that level A pact’s required with the Devil.
Jun 15, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Obeisance Obeisance
To Mar-a-Lago lapdogs wend To kiss Trump’s ring, lament his trials. They’re piling high upon his lap. The yelping can be heard for miles.
Jun 1, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why Trump Still Insists That He Won the Election Why Trump Still Insists That He Won the Election
He calls people losers so he can’t be one. The thought of that label just makes him undone. But history’s verdict won’t be any finer: He’s not just a loser but also a whiner.
May 18, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Alternative Facts Alternative Facts
“It was zero threat.… Some of them went in, and they are hugging and kissing the police and the guards—you know, they had great relationships.” —Donald Trump on the January 6 riote…
Apr 6, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Stephen Miller Watching the TV News Stephen Miller Watching the TV News
Will he notice while watching the nurses and docs Who still fight the pandemic—our heroes, no doubt— Just how many of them have the colors of skin Of the people that he was so keen…
Mar 20, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin