Get ready to laugh! Two of the funniest political authors writing today, Christopher Buckley's satiric novels, include God Is My Broker, Thank You for Smoking, The White House Mess, and, most recently, Supreme Courtship. Calvin Trillin, of course, is the longtime New Yorker writer whose books include Alice, Let's Eat and Deciding the Next Decider. June 9, 2009. 8 pm.