Archive for September 2017
Six words (FCUCPW)
Six words (FCUCPW) by David Benjamin “The longer they talk about identity politics, I got ’em. I want them to talk about racism every day. If the left is focused on race and identity… we can crush the Democrats.” — Steve Bannon MADISON, Wis. — As creepy as it feels to agree with Steve Bannon,…
Read More'The Wheel of Life or Death' in the Casino of Care
‘The Wheel of Life or Death’ in the Casino of Care by David Benjamin “If your baby is going to die and it doesn’t have to, it shouldn’t matter how much money you make.” — Jimmy Kimmel MADISON, Wis. — My friend, Dr. Wilhelm “Doc Holiday” Bienfang, America’s foremost “idea man,” is sweating out the…
Read MoreThe Day of the Dope
The Day of the Dope by David Benjamin “I will give you everything. I will give you what you’ve been looking for for 50 years. I’m the only one.” — Donald Trump MADISON, Wis. — Most of us who remember Albert Schweitzer regard him as a selfless healer who forsook his religious and academic vocation…
Read MoreBlack Tidings greet the next Olympics
Black Tidings greet the next Olympics by David Benjamin “We shall not have peace until the prejudices that now separate the different races shall have been outlived. To attain this end, what better means than to bring the youth of all countries periodically together for amicable trials of muscular strength and agility?” — Pierre de…
Read MoreWhat's in a statue?
What’s in a statue? by David Benjamin “If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.” — Justice Louis D. Brandeis MADISON, Wis. — One of my favorite photo subjects is the…
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