the trilats

A reader poses this question via e-mail:
 
Dear Kyle,
I’ve heard that the Trilateral Commission is really running the government, running up the national debt, and is the force behind America’s lust for world domination. Can you google this, ’cause I can’t spell google.
 
Dear Reader,
 
Naw. I think you’ve got the trilats confused with the masons or the mormons or something. Check out this antique essay on The Straight Dope.