Archive for October 2026
President in absentia, ave atque vale!
by David Benjamin WASHINGTON, D.C., 6 January 2027—In the breathtaking first act by the 120th Congress, the House of Representatives agreed by acclamation to a binding resolution—offered by the new Democratic majority—that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulently decided in favor of Joe Biden. The stunning implication of this vote was that Biden had served…
Read MoreWomen, dropping like flies
by David Benjamin “All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more.” ―J.R.R. Tolkien MADISON, Wis.—Admittedly, I watch too…
Read MoreRocketsmoke
by David Benjamin “You still don’t understand what you’re dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.” —Ash (Ian Holm), Alien MADISON, Wis.—When I was in high school, writing stories for an underground literary magazine called The Id, I took a stab at science fiction. The resulting…
Read MoreThe big Red rug
by David Benjamin “I like Chinese “I like Chinese “They only come up to your knees “Yet they’re always friendly, and they’re ready to please …” — Monty Python MADISON, Wis.—Somewhere in the Kunlun mountains that roughly divide China proper from its puppet state of Tibet lies the imaginary paradise of Shangri-La, where life is…
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