Archive for February 2026
The Epicurean giant
by David Benjamin “We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.” — Epicurus MADISON, Wis.—Based on a whim and a need for frequent flyer miles, Hotlips booked us recently on a trip to Santa Fe. I was somewhat dubious of our destination, a town that…
Read MoreThe Big Factory
by David Benjamin “American manufacturers have cut more than 80,000 jobs in the past year.” — Ben Casselman and Ana Swanson, “In 2025, Trade Deficit in Goods Reached Record High,” New York Times, 19 Feb. MADISON, Wis.—Whenever I head east toward Chicago on I-90, I pass a familiar, almost nostalgic landmark, the now mothballed Chrysler…
Read MoreBeltway Barbie and the Botox cougars
by David Benjamin “Another day, another round of pedophiles, violent thugs, and human traffickers removed from American communities. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, ICE is targeting and removing the WORST OF THE WORST criminal illegal aliens terrorizing American families.” ―Tricia McLaughlin MADISON, Wis.—Despite a decorous embargo by the establishment media, you might have noticed…
Read MoreBack to Kansas, Toto
by David Benjamin “Color is just not real enough … Perhaps it is for television, where your audience is sitting in a room with the lights on. But in a dark theater, confronted by that huge screen, I feel that it’s just not convincing.” ―Carol Reed MADISON, Wis.—On the eighteenth anniversary of D-Day, in the…
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